Commentary for Yevamot 160:7

איתמר סימני סריס רב הונא אמר עד שיהו כולם רבי יוחנן אמר אפי' באחד מהן היכא דהביא שתי שערות בזקן כולי עלמא לא פליגי דעד שיהו כולן כי פליגי בשלא הביא

And even if she produces them afterwards she is deemed to be a woman incapable of procreation in all respects. And these are her characteristics: She has no breasts and suffers pain during copulation. R. Simeon b. Gamaliel said:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In reply to the question 'who is a saris?' ');">¹⁵</span> One who has no mons veneris like other women. R. Simeon b. Eleazar said: One whose voice is deep so that one cannot distinguish whether it is that of a man or of a woman. It was stated: As to the characteristics of a saris, R. Huna stated, [Impotency cannot be established] unless they are all present. R. Johanan, however, stated: Even if only one of them is present.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'by one of them'. ');">¹⁶</span>

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