אבן העזר ס״חEven HaEzer 68

Siman 68 of 178 in Even HaEzer — 10 se'ifim

Se’if 1א׳

כָּל בְּתוּלָה שֶׁכְּתֻבָּתָהּ מָאתַיִם יֵשׁ לָהּ טַעֲנַת בְּתוּלִים. וְכָל שֶׁכְּתֻבָּתָהּ מָנֶה, אוֹ שֶׁלֹּא תִּקְּנוּ לָהּ כְּתֻבָּה, אֵין לָהּ טַעֲנַת בְּתוּלִים. וְכָל הַמִּתְיַחֵד עִם אֲרוּסָתוֹ קֹדֶם נִשּׂוּאִין, אֵין לָהּ טַעֲנַת בְּתוּלִים:

Any virgin whose Ketubah is 200 [zuz] is subject to "the claim of virginity." Any [virgin] whose Ketubah is 100 [zuz], or if she was not ordained to receive a Ketubah, is not subject to "the claim of virginity." Any man who secludes himself with his betrothed before marriage is not granted "the claim of virginity."

Se’if 2ב׳

אִם מִנְהַג הַמָּקוֹם לְהַעֲמִיד עֵדִים לְמַשְׁמֵשׁ שֶׁלֹּא יִנְהֲגוּ מִנְהַג רַמָּאוּת, וְאֵרַע הַדָּבָר שֶׁלֹּא הֶעֱמִידוּ עֵדִים, אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִטְעֹן טַעֲנַת בְּתוּלִים:

If the practice of the locale was to appoint witnesses to examine [the bride and groom], so that they don't employ a practice of trickery, and it happened that they did not appoint witnesses, then he cannot lodge a claim about [her] virginity.

Se’if 3ג׳

שְׁנֵי סִימָנִים יֵשׁ לִבְתוּלָה: הָאֶחָד, דָּמִים שׁוֹתְתִים מִמֶּנָּה בְּסוֹף בִּיאָה רִאשׁוֹנָה; וְהַשֵּׁנִי, דֹּחַק שֶׁנִּמְצָא בָּהּ בְּבִיאָה רִאשׁוֹנָה בִּשְׁעַת תַּשְׁמִישׁ. טַעֲנַת דָּמִים יֶשְׁנָה בֵּין בִּקְטַנָּה בֵּין בִּגְדוֹלָה, אֲבָל טַעֲנַת פֶּתַח פָּתוּחַ אֵינָהּ טַעֲנָה בְּבוֹגֶרֶת:

Two signs distinguish a virgin [from a non virgin]: first, she bleeds after her initial sexual intercourse; and second, it requires pressure to penetrate her during the first sexual intercourse. A claim regarding [the absence of] blood is valid for both a young or older [virgin], but a claim that her [vaginal] passage was open is not valid for the older.

Se’if 4ד׳

טָעַן וְאָמַר: לֹא מְצָאתִיהָ בְּתוּלָה, וְהִיא אוֹמֶרֶת: לֹא בָּא עָלַי וַעֲדַיִן אֲנִי בְּתוּלָה, בּוֹדְקִין אוֹתָהּ עַל פִּי חָבִית שֶׁל יַיִן (טוּר), אוֹ מִתְיַחֵד עִמָּהּ בִּפְנֵי עֵדִים וְחוֹזֵר וּבוֹעֵל:

[In a case where] he claims and says, "I did not find her [to be] a virgin," and she says, "He did not [yet] have sexual relations with me and I am still a virgin," [then] we check her (over the opening of a barrel of wine (Tur)) or he secludes himself with her in front of witnesses and goes back and has intercourse.

Se’if 5ה׳

טָעַן טַעֲנַת דָּמִים, אִם הָיְתָה מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת דּוֹרְקָטִי (פֵּרוּשׁ, דּוֹר קָטוּעַ, כְּלוֹמַר מִשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁל עַקָרִים שֶׁעַל יָדָהּ הַדּוֹר קָטוּעַ מִבָּנִים), הֲרֵי זוֹ בְּחֶזְקָתָהּ; וְאִם לָאו, בּוֹדְקִין אוֹתָהּ שֶׁמָּא חֹלִי גָּדוֹל יֵשׁ בָּהּ שֶׁיִּבֵּשׁ לַחְלוּחִית הָאֵבָרִים, אוֹ שֶׁהָיְתָה מִתְעַנֵּית בְּרָעָב, וּמַכְנִיסִין אוֹתָהּ לְמֶרְחָץ וּמַרְטִיבִין אוֹתָהּ וּמַאֲכִילִין וּמַשְׁקִין אוֹתָהּ עַד שֶׁתִּבָּעֵל שֵׁנִית וְנִרְאֶה אִם תּוֹצִיא דָּם. וְאִם אֵין שָׁם חֹלִי וְלֹא רָעָב וְכַיּוֹצֵא בּוֹ, הֲרֵי זוֹ טַעֲנָה:

If a man makes the 'claim of [the absence of] blood'; if she is from the Dorkati family (Rem"a: that is, "the cut off generation," the family of barren women, because of her the generation produces no children) she retains her former status. If she is not, we inspect her for perhaps some grave illness caused her to have desiccated limbs, or perhaps she was malnourished. We bring her to the bathhouse and salve her and provide her with food and drink before she has intercourse a second time, and then we see of she produces blood. If she is not ill or famished, or the like, this is a legitimate claim....

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

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0