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And R' Yehuda HaNasi derives the meaning of the term yamim stated with regard to Absalom based upon a verbal analogy from the word yamim that appears in the context of houses of walled cities, where it states: “For a full year [yamim] he shall have the right of redemption” (Leviticus 25:29). Just a
R' Nehorai says: Absalom cut his hair once every 30 days. R' Yosei says: He cut his hair from one Friday to another Friday, as we find that the sons of kings cut their hair from one Friday to another Friday.
The Talmud asks: What is the reasoning of R' Yehuda HaNasi? He derives the meaning of the verse concerning Absalom from the verse concerning houses of walled cities. But isn’t it R' Yehuda HaNasi himself who said that one may not redeem his house until it has been in the buyer’s possession for at le
The Talmud answers: He learned this verbal analogy because the verse states that Absalom would trim his hair due to its weight (II Samuel 14:26), and in two days there is no significant weight added to the hair. Consequently, the term yamim cannot be understood to mean two days in the case of Absalo
The Talmud asks: But say that yamim means two years, as it is written: “And it came to pass at the end of two years of days [yamim]” (Genesis 41:1). The Talmud rejects this: We derive the meaning of the term yamim in a case where it does not have the term years mentioned with it, as in the case of