Commentary for Yevamot 58:18

וכדרב פנחס משמיה דרבא דאמר רב פנחס משמיה דרבא כל הנודרת על דעת בעלה היא נודרת:

Consequently this must be a case where he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The levir. So BaH a.l. Cur. edd., 'she'. ');">⁶⁰</span> appeared before a court<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Either before he addressed the ma'amar (according to R. Nahman b. Isaac) or after the ma'amar (according to R. Ammi). ');">⁶¹</span> and<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As he refused either to marry, or to submit to her halizah. ');">⁶²</span> a specified sum for alimony was decreed for her out of his estate; and [this is to be understood] In accordance with the statement R. Phinehas made in the name of Raba. For R. Phinehas stated in the name of Raba: Any woman that utters a vow does so on condition that her husband will approve of it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since she is maintained out of his estate he is regarded by her as husband and her vows are subject to his will. Hence he may also annul them. With the whole passage cf. Ned. 74a. Sonc. ed. pp. 233ff, q.v. notes. ');">⁶³</span>

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