Mesorat%20hashas for Sanhedrin 7:14

ר"ע דתניא ר"ע אומר מניין לרביעית דם שיצאה משני מתים שמטמא באהל שנאמר (ויקרא כא, יא) על כל נפשות מת לא יבא שתי נפשות ושיעור א' ורבנן נפשת כתיב

[The plural <i>nafshoth</i> translated 'body' indicates that] even from two bodies a single [vital] quantity suffices to carry uncleanness; but the Rabbis argue that it is written <i>nafshath</i> [singular], [denoting that a vital quantity can defile only if it issues from one corpse]. R. Aha b. Jacob questioned this statement of R. Isaac b. Joseph — Is there no one [apart from those above mentioned] who does not accept the <i>Mikra</i> as determinant? Has it not been taught: <i>Thou shalt not seethe a kid in the milk of</i> [<i>bahaleb</i>]^{<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] ');">²²</span>}

Explore mesorat%20hashas for Sanhedrin 7:14. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.