Commentary for Yevamot 10:2
האי לשיעורא הוא דאתא גדיל שנים גדילים ארבעה עשה גדיל ופותלהו מתוכו
But this<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The expression of 'twisted cords', [H], Deut. XXII, 12. ');"><sup>5</sup></span> is required for the determination of the number [of threads, thus]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the fringes. ');"><sup>6</sup></span> 'Twisted cord' implies two threads,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The twisted cord cannot be made of less than two threads. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> [and so] 'twisted cords'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The plural, i.e., twice two. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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