Commentary for Yevamot 58:15

אי אמרת בשלמא נישואין עושה משום הכי מיפר אלא אי אמרת אירוסין עושה היכי מצי מיפר והתנן נערה המאורסה אביה ובעלה מפירים נדריה אמר רב נחמן בר יצחק מאי מיפר מיפר בשותפות

And R. Ammi<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cur. edd. enclose in parentheses 'b. Ahabah'. ');">⁴⁹</span> replied: Here it is a case where he addressed to her a <i>ma'amar</i>, and the statement represents the opinion of Beth Shammai who maintain that a <i>ma'amar</i> constitutes a perfect <i>kinyan</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ned. loc. cit. ');">⁵⁰</span> Now, if it be granted that it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The ma'amar. ');">⁵¹</span> constitutes a marriage, it is quite intelligible why he may annul her vows. If. however, it be assumed that it constitutes only a betrothal, how could he annul her vows? Surely we learned: The vows of a betrothed girl may be annulled by her father in conjunction with her husband!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But not by her husband alone. And, since the levir alone may here annul, a ma'amar must have the force of marriage. ');">⁵²</span>

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