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When the verse states “in her virginity,” the intent is that her sign of virginity should be fully intact, with her not having had sex of any kind, whether in the typical manner or through atypical sex. Therefore, this dispute is not relevant to the dispute with regard to whether part of the money
§ The Talmud relates: There was a certain woman who seized a silver cup as partial payment of her marriage contract and who also demanded sustenance. She came before Rava for judgment. He said to the orphans: Go and give her sustenance, as there are none who are concerned about the ruling of R' Shi
§ Rabba, son of Rava, sent this question to Rav Yosef: Does a woman who sells her late husband’s property when not in court need to take an oath that she has not taken more than she deserves, or does she not need to take an oath? Rav Yosef replied to him: But you should have raised the dilemma if
He said to him in response: I am not raising the dilemma as to whether there needs to be a public announcement, as R' Zeira said that Rav Naḥman said: A widow who assessed the property for herself and took from the property according to her own calculation has accomplished nothing.
Now what are the circumstances here? If they publicly announced that this property was for sale and arrived at an agreed upon assessment of its value, why is it that she has accomplished nothing? The same halakha that applies to any purchaser should apply to her. Rather, is it not that no public an