אבן העזר קע״בEven HaEzer 172

Siman 172 of 178 in Even HaEzer — 16 se'ifim

Se’if 1א׳

סְרִיס חַמָּה (פֵּרוּשׁ, שֶׁנִּסְתָּרֵס עַל יְדֵי קַדַּחַת, עָרוּךְ), וְאַיְלוֹנִית (פֵּרוּשׁ אַיְלוֹנִית, שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהּ טֶבַע זָכָר, כְּלוֹמַר שֶׁאֵינָהּ יוֹלֶדֶת, וְאַיְלוֹנִית נִגְזַר מֵאַיִל שֶׁהוּא זְכַר הַצֹאן), אֵינָם בְּנֵי חֲלִיצָה וְיִבּוּם. לְפִיכָךְ, אַיְלוֹנִית וַדָּאִית שֶׁחָלְצָה, לֹא נִפְסְלָה לִכְהֻנָּה. וְכֵן סְרִיס חַמָּה שֶׁחָלַץ, אוֹ שֶׁחָלְצוּ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ, אֵינוֹ כְּלוּם. הַגָּה: הָיָה סְפֵק סָרִיס, חוֹלֵץ. וְלֹא מַחְזְקִינָן לֵהּ בְּוַדַּאי סָרִיס, אֶלָּא אִם רָאוּ בּוֹ, שֶׁנּוֹלַד, אֶחָד מִסִּימָנֵי סָרִיס, כְּגוֹן שֶׁהֵטִיל מַיִם וְלֹא עָשָׂה כִּפָּה; אֲבָל בְּלָאו הָכִי יֵשׁ לָחוּשׁ שֶׁנִּתְקַלְקֵל אַחַר לֵדָתוֹ, וְצָרִיךְ לַחֲלֹץ (רִיבָ"שׁ סִימָן תע"ד). הָיָה לְאַיְלוֹנִית וַדָּאִית, צָרָה, מֻתֶּרֶת לְהִתְיַבֵּם:

Someone "saris chamah" (explanation: he became impotent through a disease of fever, Aruch), and an "ayalonit" (explanation: she has a male nature, which means she cannot become pregnant, and "ayalonit" comes from "ayil" which is the male sheep [i.e. ram]), they do not have to do chalitza and yibbum. Therefore, someone who is a definite ayalonit who does chalitza [even though she didn't have to] is not invalid to a kohen. And similarly if someone who is impotent because if fever who does chalitza, or [his relative when he dies] does chalitza to his wife, it is nothing. Rem"a: If it is [only] a possible saris, he does do chalitza. And we do not assume for a definite saris, unless they see when he was born that he had one of the signs of impotence, for example they sprinkle water but does not make a covering. Buit without this, we suspect the damage happened after birth, and he must do chalitza (Rivash Siman 474). A definite ayalonit's rival wife is permitted to her yibbum [despite the fact that the ayalonit is not].

Se’if 2ב׳

סְפֵק אַיְלוֹנִית, חוֹלֶצֶת וְלֹא מִתְיַבֶּמֶת.

A doubted ayalonit, she does chalitza but not yibbum.

Se’if 3ג׳

סְרִיס אָדָם פֵּרוּשׁ, שֶׁנִּסְתָּרֵס וְנֶחְתַּךְ בִּידֵי אָדָם), שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ שְׁעַת הַכּשֶׁר, חוֹלְצִין לְאִשְׁתּוֹ אוֹ מְיַבְּמִין, וְהוּא חוֹלֵץ וְאֵינוֹ מְיַבֵּם, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁפָּסוּל לָבֹא בַּקָּהָל. וְאִם עָבַר וּבָא עָלֶיהָ, קָנָה, וּמוֹצִיא בְּגֵט. וְאִם הָיָה יְבִמְתּוֹ גִּיֹּרֶת אוֹ שְׁאָר אִשָּׁה הַמֻּתֶּרֶת לִפְצוּעַ דַּכָּא, מֻתָּר לְיַבְּמָהּ (נ"י פ' הֶעָרֵל):

A man who was castrated by human intervention (that is, that his castration was done by a person) who had a period [in his life] when he was complete, [his brother] performs either halitza or levirate marriage [with his widow], and he performs halitza [with his brother's widow] but not levirate marriage, becasue he is ineligible to marry into the community. If he did transgress and have intercourse with her, he has married her and must divorce her with a write of divorce. Rem"a: If his sister-in-law is a convert or any other woman who may marry a 'man with a severed member', he may perform levirate marriage.

Se’if 4ד׳

אֵלּוּ הֵם סִימָנֵי אַיְלוֹנִית: כָּל שֶׁאֵין לָהּ דַּדִּים, וּמִתְקַשָּׁה בִּשְׁעַת תַּשְׁמִישׁ, וְאֵין לָהּ שִׁפּוּלֵי מֵעַיִם כַּנָּשִׁים, וְקוֹלָהּ עָבֶה, וְאֵינָהּ נִכֶּרֶת בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשָּׁה. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים דִּבְאֶחָד מֵאֵלֶּה נִקְרֵאת אַיְלוֹנִית (טוּר):

These are the signs of an ailonit (a woman incapable of bearing): any who has no breasts, and has difficulty at the time of intercourse, and has no lower belly like women, and her voice is thick, and she is not recognisable as between a man and a woman. And there are those who say that by one of these she is called an ailonit (Tur).

Se’if 5ה׳

אֵלּוּ הֵם סִימָנֵי סְרִיס חַמָּה: כָּל שֶׁאֵין לוֹ זָקָן, וּשְׂעָרוֹ לָקוּי, וּבְשָׂרוֹ מַחֲלִיק, וּכְשֶׁמֵּטִיל מַיִם אֵינוֹ עוֹשֶׂה כִּפָּה, וְשִׁכְבַת זַרְעוֹ דֵּיהָא, וְאֵין מֵימֵי רַגְלָיו מַחֲמִיצִין, וְרוֹחֵץ בִּימוֹת הַגְּשָׁמִים וְאֵין בְּשָׂרוֹ מַעֲלֶה הֶבֶל, וְקוֹלוֹ לָקוּי, וְאֵינוֹ נִכָּר בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשָּׁה. הַגָּה: הָיוּ לוֹ שְׁתֵּי שְׂעָרוֹת בִּזְקָנוֹ, אֵינוֹ סָרִיס אֶלָּא עַד שֶׁיִּהְיוּ לוֹ כָּל הַסִּימָנִים הַלָּלוּ (טוּר). אֲבָל אִם לֹא הֵבִיא שְׁתֵּי שְׂעָרוֹת בִּזְקָנוֹ, אֲפִלּוּ אֵין בּוֹ רַק אֶחָד מֵהַסִּימָנִים הַלָּלוּ, הָוֵי סָרִיס (הַמ"מ פ"ה דְּאִשּׁוּת וְכֵן מַשְׁמַע בְּטוּר). הָיוּ לוֹ שְׁתֵּי שְׂעָרוֹת בִּשְׁאָר הַגּוּף, אֵינוֹ סָרִיס, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ כָּל הַסִּימָנִין הַלָּלוּ (טוּר):

These are the signs of a eunuch by nature (one not made so by the hand of man): any who has no beard, and his hair is defective, and his flesh is smooth, and when he passes water it does not make an arch, and his semen is watery, and his urine does not ferment, and he bathes in the rainy season and his flesh gives off no vapour, and his voice is defective, and he is not recognisable as between a man and a woman. Hagah [Rema]: If he had two hairs in his beard, he is not a eunuch unless he has all these signs (Tur). But if he did not bring forth two hairs in his beard, even if he has only one of these signs, he is a eunuch (the Maggid Mishneh, chapter 5 of the Laws of Marriage, and so it is implied in the Tur). If he had two hairs in the rest of the body, he is not a eunuch, even though he has all these signs (Tur).

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Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer — Torat Emet 357 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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