Kommentar zu Kelim 29:1
נוֹמֵי הַסָּדִין וְהַסּוּדָרִין וְהַטַּרְטִין וְהַפִּלְיוֹן שֶׁל רֹאשׁ, שֵׁשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת. שֶׁל אַפְקַרְסִין, עֶשֶׂר. נִימֵי סָגוֹס, וְהָרְדִיד, וְהֶחָלוּק, וְהַטַּלִּית, שָׁלֹשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת. נִימֵי כִפָּה שֶׁל זְקֵנָה, וְהַגּוּמְדִין שֶׁל עַרְבִיִּין, וְהַקֻּלְקִין, וְהַפֻּנְדָּא, וְהַמַּעֲפֹרֶת, וְהַפַּרְגּוֹד, נִימֵיהֶן כָּל שֶׁהֵן:
In Bezug auf die Ränder eines Blattes oder eines Schals oder einer Mütze oder eines Kopftuchs, wenn sie sechs Fingerbreiten haben [lang oder kürzer, gelten sie zum Zwecke der Verunreinigung als mit dem Kleidungsstück verbunden]; und in Bezug auf Unterwäsche beträgt [ihr Maß, um als verbunden angesehen zu werden, bis zu] zehn [Fingerbreiten]. Die Ränder eines dicken Wollmantels oder eines Schleiers oder eines Gewandes oder eines Umhangs werden als verbunden angesehen, wenn sie bis zu einer Länge von drei Fingerbreiten reichen. In Bezug auf die Ränder einer alten Frauenmütze, arabischer Schals oder eines Ziegenhaarkleidungsstücks oder eines hohlen [in einem Gürtel, der als Beutel fungiert] Beutels oder eines Turban oder eines Trennvorhangs Fransen [gelten als verbunden] in beliebiger Länge.
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נומי הסדין (threads/fringes of the sheet) –fringes that extend from the sheet. And they are threads that regularly extend from something woven, whether from the sides, whether from above or whether from below. If a reptile touched the fringes, the sheet is defiled. And it should touch within the measurement that is explained in our Mishnah (i.e., six fingerbreadths). And similarly, if a reptile touched a sheet, all of the fringes are defiled up to the point of the explained measurement. But from there and outward, they are pure, for the fringes are not a connector to the entire cloth but rather only up to the point of the measurement that is explained about them.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
The fringe strings of a sheet, a scarf, a head-wrap and a felt cap [are regarded as connected] up to a length of six fingerbreadths;
Those of an undergarment up to ten [fingerbreadths].
The fringes of a thick wool cloak, a veil, a shirt, or a light cloak [are regarded as connected] up to a length of three fingerbreadths.
The fringes of an old woman's head-wrap, of Arabian face wraps, of Cilician goat's-hair clothing, of a money-belt, of a turban or of a curtain are regarded as connected whatever their length may be.
Today's mishnah continues to discuss the strings that hang off a garment and whether they are considered connected to the garment.
For certain garments, only part of the strings are considered as connected to the garment. The reason seems to be that anything longer is going to be removed. Therefore, these parts are not connected. But small amounts of strings that hang out from a garment may be retained, and are therefore considered connected. And with some garments, no matter how long the strings are, they are retained and therefore they are considered connected.
With this in mind, the mishnah is understandable on its own and therefore there is no commentary below.
Those of an undergarment up to ten [fingerbreadths].
The fringes of a thick wool cloak, a veil, a shirt, or a light cloak [are regarded as connected] up to a length of three fingerbreadths.
The fringes of an old woman's head-wrap, of Arabian face wraps, of Cilician goat's-hair clothing, of a money-belt, of a turban or of a curtain are regarded as connected whatever their length may be.
Today's mishnah continues to discuss the strings that hang off a garment and whether they are considered connected to the garment.
For certain garments, only part of the strings are considered as connected to the garment. The reason seems to be that anything longer is going to be removed. Therefore, these parts are not connected. But small amounts of strings that hang out from a garment may be retained, and are therefore considered connected. And with some garments, no matter how long the strings are, they are retained and therefore they are considered connected.
With this in mind, the mishnah is understandable on its own and therefore there is no commentary below.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
טרטין – like kinds of hats.
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פליון – a sheet that one wraps oneself in entirely.
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אפקרסין (underwear) – like his undershirt forms no check (but must likewise be rent) that is the third chapter of [Tractate] Moed Katan אלו מגלחין/Which are those who may shave? [Moed Katan 22b] and it is the underclothing and it is open from its shoulders, and when he wears it, he ties it up.
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סגוס (a coarse woolen blanket – often mentioned a s a mattress to sleep on) – a thick cloth of wool and all it is fringes, and they call it ALBORNUS in Aramic.
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רדיד (female’s wrap of fine texture, veil) – a thin that woman covers here head. The Aramaic Jerusalem translation of "ותכס בצעיף"/”And she (Tamar) covered her face with a veil” (Genesis 38:14) is רדידא.
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גומדין (a veil of a square gomed/a cubit less the hand’s length, the arm) – a cloth that is a cubit by a cubit, and the Arabs cover heir noses and their mouths in the cold weather. And the explanation of a גומד is a cubit, as it is written (Judges 3:16): “[So Ehud made for himself] a two-edged dagger, a GOMED in length, [which he girded on his right side under his cloak].”
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קלקין (Cicilian goat hair cloth) – woven of hair and it has fringes.
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פונדא (money bag, hollow belt) – there are those who explain it as a hollow and wide girdle/belt. And there are those who explain it as the underwear that one places on one’s flesh to preserve the rest of the clothing so that they will not be soiled through sweat.
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מעפורת (apron, any garment for the protection of clothes) – It is the Aramaic translation of (I Kings 20:38): “[Then the prophet,] disguised by a cloth over his eyes, [went and waited for the king by the road],” and it is taught regarding a מעפרא/a cloak with a hood. A kerchief that one wraps one’s head in.
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פרגוד – a curtain that one hangs over the entrances of the kings.
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כל שהן (any length) – whether great or a little, it is connector. And all of them, the last ones that the measures are explained, like the measurement that is a connection – whatever that remains from that of the measure, is not a connector, neither for defilement nor for sprinkling.
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