Commentary for Zevachim 189:7

והא בעי שבעת סממנין דא"ר נחמן אמר רבה בר אבוה דם חטאת ומראות נגעים צריכין שבעת סממנין ותניא אלא שאין מכניסין מי רגלים למקדש

R'Adda B'Ahabah objected: Thick [garments] and soft [unwoven garments] are not subject to the law of three [fingerbreadths] square?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' They cannot be unclean unless they are three handbreadths square. Now, the robe was of thick cloth; why then cannot one take in three handbreadths square at a time?');">⁶</span> -They count, because of the parent [piece].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As they are not separate pieces, but part of the whole robe, even three finger-breadths square counts technically as a garment.');">⁷</span> But surely it requires seven substances, for R'Nahman said in Rabbah B'Abbuha's name: The blood of the sin-offering and the appearance of leprosy require seven substances; whereas it was taught: But that urine may not be taken into the Temple?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is a difficulty according to the Mishnah: A garment on which the blood of a sin-offering spurted, as well as a garment which showed symptoms of leprosy, which must also be washed, needs the application of seven substances to cleanse it, viz., tasteless saliva, the liquid exuded by crushed beans, urine, natron, lye, Cimolean earth, and ashleg (v. Sanh. Sonc. ed. p. 330) . How then can it be washed in the Temple Court, seeing that urine must not be brought there?');">⁸</span>

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