Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Reference for Bava Batra 286:4

ההוא דשדר פיסקי דשיראי לביתיה אמר רבי אמי הראויין לבנים לבנים ראויין לבנות לבנות ולא אמרן אלא דלית ליה כלתא אבל אית ליה כלתא לכלתיה שדר ואי בנתיה לא נסיבן לא שבק בנתיה ומשדר לכלתיה

Once a certain [person] said. 'My estate [shall be given] to my sons' — He had a son and a daughter. [Do] people call a son. 'sons';<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence all his estate was meant to be given to his son. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> or perhaps, they do not call a son. 'sons', and his intention was<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he came'. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> to include<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'to draw in'. ');"><sup>13</sup></span> his daughter in the gift? — Abaye said, Come and hear: And the sons of Dan: <i>Hushim</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen.XLVI. 23. The plural sons, is used. although the name of one son only is given. ');"><sup>14</sup></span>

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