Commentary for Sotah 48:4

דכוותה גבי שומרת יבם כגון שבא עליה יבם בבית חמיה הא שומרת יבם קרית לה אשתו מעלייתא היא דהאמר רב קנה לכל

but can you call her a childless widow waiting for her levir'? [In such circumstances], Surely she is his legal wife; for Rab has said: He<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The levir. ');">⁷</span> has acquired her [as his wife] in every respect!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By cohabitation. If, e.g., he is a priest, she partakes of the heave-offering. ');">⁸</span>

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