Commentary for Nedarim 6:5

הַנּוֹדֵר מִן הֶחָלָב, מֻתָּר בַּקּוּם. וְרַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹסֵר. מִן הַקּוּם, מֻתָּר בֶּחָלָב. אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר, הַנּוֹדֵר מִן הַגְּבִינָה, אָסוּר בָּהּ בֵּין מְלוּחָה בֵּין טְפֵלָה:

If one bevows himself from milk, he is permitted (to eat) kom [whey milkcurds, the serum exuded by cheese]. R. Yossi forbids it. from "hakom," he is permitted (to drink) milk. Abba Shaul says: If one bevows himself from "hagevinah" ("the cheese"), he is forbidden to eat it, whether salted or unsalted. [i.e., it is not to be said that "hagevinah" connotes a distinctive cheese, which is not eaten without salt. The halachah is in accordance with Abba Shaul.]

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