Commentary for Sanhedrin 98:5
the liquid exuded by crushedbeans, urine, natron,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Nether ([G]) is correctly translated 'nitre' in Jer. II, 22, where it signifies carbonate of soda, a cleansing agent. But by a transference of terms 'natron' has been adopted to denote carbonate of soda; whilst 'nitre' now denotes saltpetre, which has no washing properties. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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