The verb yada (knew) that generated in English the expression “carnal knowledge” occurs in the Hebrew Bible, referring to sexual intercourse followed by pregnancy (Genesis 4:1, 17, 25; 1 Samuel 1:19) or negatively to describe virginity (Genesis 24:16; Judges 11:39; 21:12).
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