Mesorat%20hashas for Sotah 7:9

ורמינהי (במדבר ה, יג) ונסתרה וכמה שיעור סתירה לא שמענו כשהוא אומר והיא נטמאה הוי אומר כדי טומאה כדי ביאה כדי העראה כדי חזרת דקל דברי ר"א

Now it is assumed that walking round a date-palm and the rebound of a date-palm are identical [in length of time, and the question thus arises:] R. Ishmael said above, 'Sufficient for a person to walk round a date-palm', and R. Eliezer disagreed with him; and here R. Eliezer says: 'Sufficient for a date-palm to rebound'! — Abaye said: 'Walking round' means on foot, and 'rebound' means by the force of the wind. R. Ashi asked: How is 'rebound' to be understood? Does it mean that the palm is blown in one direction and then in its opposite, or perhaps that it is blown in one direction and then in its opposite and finally returns to its original position? — The question remains unanswered.

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