| מסכת כלים פרק ג משנה ג | |
| חבית שניקבה |
A barrel that developed a hole (thereby rendering it tahor) |
| ועשאה בזפת |
and was repaired with pitch (making it a usable vessel again, and thus susceptible to tumah), |
| ונשברה |
and broke [into numerous fragments] |
| אם יש במקום הזפת |
if there is [earthenware left] in the place of the pitch sufficient |
| מחזיק רביעית |
to hold a quarter[-log] |
| טמאה |
it is tamei, |
| מפני |
because |
| שלא בטל שם כלי מעליה |
it has not lost its designation as a utensil (even before the original hole was fixed with pitch). |
| חרס שניקב |
An earthenware fragment (which has lost any status as a utensil) that developed a hole, |
| ועשאו בזפת |
and was repaired with pitch, |
| אף על פי |
even though |
| שמחזיק רביעית |
it can hold a quarter[-log], |
| טהור |
is tahor, |
| מפני |
because |
| שבטל שם כלי מעליו | it lost its designation as a utensil (at the time it was a fragment, even before it developed the hole). |
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פרק ג משנה ד |
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| חבית שנתרועעה | [An earthenware] barrel that cracked (but has not yet fallen apart into fragments) |
| וטפלה בגללים | and one coated it with dung (to prevent it from fragmenting), |
| אף על פי | even though (it is so delicate) |
| שהוא נוטל את הגללים | that if he removes the dung |
| והחרסים נופלים | and the fragments will fall (rendering the utensil tahor), |
| טמאה | it is tamei, |
| מפני | because |
| שלא בטל שם כלי מעליה | it has not lost its designation as a utensil. |
| נשברה | if [an earthenware barrel] fragmented |
| ודבק ממנה חרסית | and one glued its fragments [together], |
| או שהביא חרסית |
or if one brings fragments |
| ממקום אחר | from elsewhere [and glued them together with the fragments from this broken barrel] |
| וטפלן בגללים | and coats them in dung |
| אף על פי | even though (it is so strong) |
| שהוא נוטל את הגללים | that if he removes the dung |
| והחרסין עומדים | the fragments will remain [together] |
| טהורה | it is tahor |
| מפני | because |
| שבטל שם כלי מעליה | it has lost its designation as a utensil; |
| היה בה חרס |
If there was a fragment of earthenware |
| מחזיק רביעית | that could hold a quarter[-log] |
| כולה מטמא במגע | the entirety [of the glued-together vessel] imparts tumah by contact, |
| וכנגדו מטמא באויר | and opposite [the shard that was large enough to hold the quarter-log] imparts tumah by [entry into its] airspace. |
Notes
נשברה ודבק ממנה חרסית . . . בטל שם כלי מעליה - To regain status as a כלי, it must be fired in a kiln.
כולה מטמא במגע - These have the status of a יד, a handle or other part of a כלי that serves to help use the rest of the utensil, and which is treated differently than the main part of the utensil.