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אהלות ב׳Oholot 2

Perek 2 of 18 in Oholot — 7 mishnayot

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Mishnah 1א׳

אֵלּוּ מְטַמְּאִין בְּאֹהֶל. הַמֵּת, וְכַזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת, וְכַזַּיִת נֶצֶל, וּמְלֹא תַרְוָד רָקָב, הַשִּׁדְרָה, וְהַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת, אֵבָר מִן הַמֵּת וְאֵבָר מִן הַחַי שֶׁיֵּשׁ עֲלֵיהֶן בָּשָׂר כָּרָאוּי, רֹבַע עֲצָמוֹת מֵרֹב הַבִּנְיָן אוֹ מֵרֹב הַמִּנְיָן. וְרֹב בִּנְיָנוֹ וְרֹב מִנְיָנוֹ שֶׁל מֵת, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין בָּהֶם רֹבַע, טְמֵאִין. כַּמָּה הוּא רֹב מִנְיָנוֹ, מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה:

The following impurify through overshadowing: a corpse, an olive-sized piece of a corpse, an olive-sized piece of liquefied corpse, a ladleful of decomposed corpse, the spine, the skull, a limb from a corpse or a limb from a living person that has flesh on it as is appropriate, a Rova [specific unit of volume] of bones comprising the structural majority or the numerical majority, or the structural majority or numerical majority of a corpse, even without amounting to a Rova, impurify. How many is the numerical majority? One hundred and twenty five.

Mishnah 2ב׳

רְבִיעִית דָּם, וּרְבִיעִית דַּם תְּבוּסָה מִמֵּת אֶחָד. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, מִשְּׁנֵי מֵתִים. דַּם קָטָן שֶׁיָּצָא כֻלּוֹ, רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, כָּל שֶׁהוּא. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, רְבִיעִית. כַּזַּיִת רִמָּה, בֵּין חַיָּה בֵּין מֵתָה, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר מְטַמֵּא כִבְשָׂרוֹ, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִים. אֵפֶר שְׂרוּפִים, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, שִׁעוּרוֹ בְרֹבַע, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִין. מְלֹא תַרְוָד וְעוֹד עֲפַר קְבָרוֹת, טָמֵא, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מְטַהֵר. מְלֹא תַרְוָד רָקָב שֶׁגְּבָלוֹ בְמַיִם, אֵינוֹ חִבּוּר לְטֻמְאָה:

A Revi'it [specific unit of volume] of blood and a Revi'it of mixed blood from one corpse [impurify through overshadowing]. Rabbi Akiva says: [even] from two corpses. The blood of a child that has flowed out completely: Rabbi Akiva says any amount, the Sages say a Revi'it. An olive-sized portion of worms, whether alive or dead, Rabbi Eliezer considers it impure like his flesh. And the Sages consider it pure. Ashes of cremated persons: Rabbi Eliezer says the measure [to impurify] is a Rova. And the Sages consider it pure. A ladleful and more of grave-dust is impure. Rabbi Shimon considers it pure. A ladleful of decomposed corpse kneaded with water does not combine to become impure.

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Mishnah, Torat Emet 357 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0