Study Niddah folio 49B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
R' Yehuda says that the method for determining whether an earthenware vessel contains a hole that allows liquid to enter is as follows: One takes the handles of the pot and turns it over, placing it upside down in an empty tub, and he then covers the pot with water. If water enters the pot, it is kn
Or one can determine the size of the hole by the following method: One places the pot, with liquid in it, on the fire. If the fire holds the liquid back and does not allow it to exit the vessel, then it is known that the vessel contains a small hole that enables only the exit of liquids. And if the
R' Yosei says: One should not place the pot with liquid in it on the fire. This is not a reliable test for determining the size of the hole, as it is possible that the hole is actually large enough to enable liquid to enter, but nevertheless the fire prevents the liquid from exiting. Rather, one pl
The Talmud asks: What difference is there between the method of testing stated by the first tanna, placing the vessel in a tub of water, and that of R' Yehuda, placing the vessel upside down into the tub and then covering it with water? Ulla said: The difference between their opinions is whether
§ The Mishnah teaches: In any limb of the body where there is a nail, there is certainly a bone in it as well. But it is possible for there to be limbs that contain a bone without a nail. The Talmud explains the halakhic significance of this distinction. A limb in which there is a nail and which th