Quoting%20commentary for Kelim 25:2

הַמַּרְדֵּעַ יֶשׁ לוֹ אֲחוֹרַיִם וָתוֹךְ, מִשִּׁבְעָה לַחַרְחוּר, מֵאַרְבָּעָה לַדָּרְבָן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, אֵין לָהֶם, לֹא הֻזְכְּרוּ אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁבְעָה אֶלָּא לַשְּׁיָרִים:

An cattle-prod has [a distinction, with regard to purity status, between its] outsides and insides: the seven [handbreadths] from the spade [attached to the back end of the prod, are considered to be the outside], and the four [handbreadths] from [the pointed end of] the prod [are considered to be the inside], according to Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Meir says: they do not have [such a distinction]; the four and the seven were only mentioned for the purposes of remnants [i.e. if it breaks, these are measures of how much must remain in order for it to still be considered an implement, for purity purposes].

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