Commentary for Bava Kamma 50:1

זובו של זב ורוקו ושכבת זרעו ומימי רגליו ודם הנדה מטמאין בין במגע בין במשא

are the gonorrhoeal discharge of <i>zab</i>, his saliva, his semen virile, his urine and the blood of menstruation, all of which defile whether by 'touching' or by mere 'carrying'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Kelim I, 3. ');">¹</span> But why not maintain that the reason here is also because the semen virile of <i>zab</i> cannot possibly be altogether free from particles of gonorrhoea? — If this had been the reason, semen virile should have been placed in juxtaposition to gonorrhoeal discharge. Why then was it placed in juxtaposition to saliva if not on account of the fact that its causing defilement is to be inferred from the law applicable to his saliva?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is thus proved that semen virile of zab causes of itself defilement by 'carrying' and not on account of the particles of gonorrhoea it contains. ');">²</span> R. Aha of Difti said to Rabina: Behold there is this Tanna who does not employ the principle of <i>Dayyo</i> even when the purpose of the <i>a fortiori</i> would thereby not be defeated. For it was taught: Whence do we learn that mats<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which are not included among the articles referred to in Num. XXXI, 20. ');">³</span>

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