Commentary for Bava Kamma 6:5
אלא אכיחו וניעו היכי דמי אי בהדי דאזלי קמזקי כחו הוה אי בתר דנייח בין לרב בין לשמואל היינו בור אלא תולדה דמבעה כמבעה וכי קאמר רב פפא אתולדה דאש
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Tosafot on Bava Kamma
Saliva or moisture. Rashi says that כיחו is saliva and ניעו is moisture that runs from the nose. Tosafot proves that Rashi’s interpretation of ניעו is incorrect and offers his own explanation.
Rashi explained that ניעו is moisture of the nose. And this is difficult to Rabbeinu Tam: For in Chapter Dam HaNeedoh (needoh 55b) the Gemara teaches in a Braita “כיחו וניעו and moisture of the nose”. Obviously ניעו is not moisture of the nose.
And it appears1From the root strength that כיחו is that which emits from the throat by the strength of one’s cough, and2From the root to move ניעו is that which emits from the mouth by relatively light shaking.
Rashi explained that ניעו is moisture of the nose. And this is difficult to Rabbeinu Tam: For in Chapter Dam HaNeedoh (needoh 55b) the Gemara teaches in a Braita “כיחו וניעו and moisture of the nose”. Obviously ניעו is not moisture of the nose.
And it appears1From the root strength that כיחו is that which emits from the throat by the strength of one’s cough, and2From the root to move ניעו is that which emits from the mouth by relatively light shaking.
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