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The Torah forbids a kohen from marrying the following women:
a gerusha (a divorced woman)
a halala (the child of a relationship forbidden to a kohen, e.g. the child of a kohen and a divorced woman)
a zona (usually translated as a harlot, in this context it means someone who has had sexual relations with a man who is forbidden to her, e.g. an incestuous relationship)
In addition, the kohen gadol cannot marry an almana (a widow).
Our Mishnah discusses priests who marry or betroth or have intercourse with women who are not allowed to them. These women might be widows, as suggested in the Torah. They might be chalalot, or mamzerot, chalutzot, or other women who are forbidden to priests by rabbinic law.
We explore the legal status of the chalal and priests unfit …