Reference for Avodah Zarah 103:21

והכי קמיבעיא ליה כי הדרא טומאה ה"מ לטומאה דאורייתא אבל טומאה דרבנן לא או דלמא ל"ש ותיבעי ליה שאר טומאות דרבנן

R. Hamnuna asked the question that way because of the issue of earlier defilement; for we have learned: Metal vessels: those which are flat and those which have receptacles are susceptible to impurity; if they are broken they become pure, but if they are repaired they return to their former impurity. But if that were his intention, let him ask about other forms of rabbinical impurity!

Explore reference for Avodah Zarah 103:21. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.