Reference for Sotah 33:20

התם הכשר מצוה איכא הנאה ליכא

What is the reason? In the case of the former [the letters aleph and shin] are consecutive, but not in the case of a man.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first and second letters of the word for 'woman' or 'wife' form esh; but in the word for 'husband' or 'man' they are the first and third letters. ');">¹⁹</span>

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