Commentary for Yoma 93:9

אמרו עליו על רבי ישמעאל בן קמחית שהיה חופן ארבעת קבין במלוא חפניו ואומר כל הנשים זרדו וזרד אימא עלה לגג איכא דאמרי בערסן וכדרבה בר יונתן דאמר רבה בר יונתן אמר רבי יחיאל ערסן יפה לחולה

and even where both are alike, as with R'Ishmael B'Kimhith, the one is hot and the other cold. It was reported about R'Ishmael B'Kimhith that he was able to take four kabs in his two handfuls, saying: All women are valiant but the valour of my mother exceeded them all.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'has ascended to the roof'. She has taken exceedingly good care of her children. The phrase is reminiscent of Prov. XXXI, 29. may be interpreted as valour (Jast.) ; as vine (Aruch) or bundles of green (R. Han.) i.e., children.');">¹³</span> Some interpret it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The mother's valour or the children's power.');">¹⁴</span>

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