Commentary for Yevamot 143:17

אלא לרבא טומטום דסיפא ל"ל מאי טומטום ערל

He<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The tumtum. ');">⁴⁴</span> is possibly a woman, and no woman, surely, may betroth a woman! — Abaye replied: Where his testes can be distinguished externally. Raba replied: 'What is the meaning of "his women"? — His mother'. But [is not the case of his mother] self-evident? It might have been presumed that only one capable of procreation bestows the privilege of eating <i>terumah</i>, but one who is incapable does not bestow it, hence we were taught [that even a <i>tumtum</i> may bestow the privilege]. Come and hear: A <i>tumtum</i> may eat neither <i>terumah</i> nor holy food.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. Yeb. X. ');">⁴⁵</span>

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