Mesorat%20hashas for Eruvin 165:2

דתניא כמה שיעור חצי פרס ב' ביצים חסר קימעא דברי רבי יהודה ר' יוסי אומר ב' ביצים שוחקות שיער רבי ב' ביצים ועוד כמה ועוד אחד מעשרים בביצה

the levitical uncleanness of food? - Because their prescribed sizes<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That for (a) the defilement of one's body and (b) the defilement of food.');">⁴</span> are not in exact proportions.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the size of the latter (cf. prev. n.) is not exactly a half of the former.');">⁵</span> For it was taught: How much is half a peras?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'a broken piece' Sc. of bread that, if levitically unclean, renders one's body unfit to eat terumah.');">⁶</span>

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