Quoting%20commentary for Zavim 2:4

הַזָּב מְטַמֵּא אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּב בַּחֲמִשָּׁה דְרָכִים, לְטַמֵּא אָדָם לְטַמֵּא בְגָדִים. עוֹמֵד, יוֹשֵׁב, שׁוֹכֵב, נִתְלֶה וְנִשְׁעָן. וְהַמִּשְׁכָּב מְטַמֵּא אֶת הָאָדָם בְּשִׁבְעָה דְרָכִים לְטַמֵּא בְגָדִים. עוֹמֵד, יוֹשֵׁב, שׁוֹכֵב, נִתְלֶה, וְנִשְׁעָן, בְּמַגָּע וּבְמַשָּׂא:

A <i>zav</i> makes things which he lies upon unclean in five ways rendering people unclean and clothing unclean. [They are] by standing, sitting, lying, balancing [a hanging object] and by leaning. [The item he] lies upon makes a person unclean seven ways rendering clothing unclean. [They are] by standing, sitting, lying, balancing [a hanging object], leaning, touching and carrying.

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