מסכת כלים פרק כד משנה ה |
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שלש ערבות הן |
There are three types of troughs: |
ערבה |
a trough [used for kneading dough] |
משני לוג ועד תשעה קבין |
[with a capacity] from two logs until nine kavs |
שנסדקה |
that cracked |
טמאה מדרס |
[is susceptible to] the tumah of midras (as people would turn it over and use it as a stool; a trough larger than the specified size would ordinarily be repaired, and not used as a stool, smaller was too small to sit on comfortably); |
שלמה |
if whole, |
טמאה טמא מת |
it is [susceptible to the] tumah of a corpse; |
והבאה במדה |
and a very large one [with a capacity of over 40 se'ahs of liquid, or two kors of dry goods] |
טהורה מכלום |
is tahor from anything (it must be usual for a container to be carried while full for it to be susceptible to tumah, which is not the case with such a large trough). |
שלשה תרבוסין הן |
There are three types of tarbusin (these were large containers; some say they are made from untreated animal hides): |
של ספרים |
That of barbers (some say this refers to bloodletters; in any event, this container opened from the side but was large so people would often sit on them) |
טמא מדרס |
[is susceptible to] the tumah of midras; |
ושאוכלין עליו |
and that which is eaten upon (which could not be sat upon while dining) |
טמא טמא מת |
it is [susceptible to the] tumah of a corpse; |
ושל זיתים |
and that of olives (which were placed upon this container it sometime during their processing) |
טהורה מכלום |
is tahor from anything (as it lacked a receptacle and did not serve people directly). |
פרק כד משנה ו |
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שלש בסיסיות הן |
There are three types of basisyos (which can be loosely translated as referring to bases): |
שלפני המטה |
that which is before a bed (some say this was a bedside stool, others that it was a base or pedestal that at bed was placed upon) |
ושלפני סופרים |
and that which is before scribes (again, some say this was a type of stool, others that it was a large platform that extended from under the scribe's work table, and which he could sit or stand upon while working) |
טמאה מדרס |
[are susceptible to] the tumah of midras (as they are both designed to support a person's weight) |
ושל דלפקי |
and that of a delphica (the delphica was a small three-legged table used as a serving piece, akin to a sideboard; some say this basis was another serving piece that was placed next to the delphica; others that it was a base for the delphica; most agree that either way it had a receptacle of some sort) |
טמאה טמא מת |
it is [susceptible to the] tumah of a corpse; |
ושל מגדל |
and that of an armoire |
טהורה מכלום |
is tahor from anything (it was designed merely to keep the furniture above it clear of the ground). |
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