Commentary for Chullin 49:4
אמר קרא
You must say: It is an earthenware vessel.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The fact that the verse specifically mentions 'open' suggests immediately that it is dealing with an earthen vessel which has a special rule concerning its 'opening' i.e., its air-space, for no other vessel can be rendered unclean or can convey uncleanness through its air-space.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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