Commentary for Niddah 85:25

מ"ט

— R. Huna explained this to apply to a man who dreamt of indulging in sexual intercourse, it being impossible to indulge in the act without experiencing the sensation. Another rendering: Samuel ruled, Any semen which does not shoot forth like an arrow causes no uncleanness. What is the practical difference between the latter reading and the former reading? — The practical difference between them is the case where the detachment of the semen was perceived but the emergence was not felt.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to the first reading uncleanness would, and according to the latter reading would not be caused. ');">²⁴</span>

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