Halakhah for Sotah 33:20
התם הכשר מצוה איכא הנאה ליכא
What is the reason? In the case of the former [the letters aleph and shin] are consecutive, but not in the case of a man.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first and second letters of the word for 'woman' or 'wife' form esh; but in the word for 'husband' or 'man' they are the first and third letters. ');"><sup>19</sup></span>
Treasures Hidden in the Sand
1. The color of the body of the Hillazon resembles the color of the sea as the Rabbis in Tractate Menachot (44A) taught that the color of the Hillazon resembles the color of the sea. Rashi explains that the Hillazon emerges from the sea and the Techelet resembles the sea, that is to say that the sea it is found in and that it emerges from is the cause of its color.
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