Mesorat%20hashas for Sotah 7:7
ואי תנא כדי ביאה הוה אמינא כדי גמר ביאה קמ"ל כדי העראה
— but how long is the duration in the matter of seclusion we have not heard. Since, however, it states 'and she be defiled', deduce that it is time sufficient for misconduct, i.e., sufficient for coition, i.e., sufficient for sexual contact, i.e., sufficient for a date-palm to rebound.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' After having been bent by the wind. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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