Commento su Kelim 29:6
חוּט מֹאזְנַיִם שֶׁל צַמָּרִים, וְשֶׁל שׁוֹקְלֵי זְכוּכִית, טְפָחַיִם. יַד הַמַּקּוֹר, טְפָחַיִם. יַד הַמַּעֲצָד שֶׁל לִגְיוֹנוֹת, טְפָחַיִם. יַד הַקֻּרְנָס שֶׁל זֶהָבִים, טְפָחַיִם. וְשֶׁל חָרָשִׁין, שְׁלֹשָׁה טְפָחִים:
Il cordone della bilancia dei commercianti di lana o dei pesatori di vetro è [considerato collegato fino a una lunghezza di] due volani. L'albero di uno scalpello da macina è [considerato collegato fino a] due volute. L'albero dell'ascia di battaglia delle legioni [militari] è [considerato collegato fino a] due volantini. L'albero degli orafi'il martello è [considerato collegato fino a] due volantini. E quello dei fabbri, [fino a] tre volute.
Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
של צמרים – those who sell wool, and he reason for these is there measurements of two handbreadths, because he grabs hold of them with two hands, and that is also the reason that all of these handles that are coming up, their measurement is with two handbreadths. And all of those whose measurement was a handbreadth, is because it was his manner to grab hold of them with [only] one hand.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
The cord of the balances of wool dealers or of glass-weighers is regarded as connected up to a length of two handbreadths.
The shaft of a millstone chisel, up to a length of two handbreadths.
The shaft of the battle-axe of the legions, up to a length of two handbreadths.
The shaft of the goldsmiths’ hammer, up to a length of two handbreadths.
And that of the blacksmiths' hammer, up to three handbreadths.
Today's mishnah continues to list how much of various cords and shafts are considered connected to the main vessel, be it a balance or a type of axe, or a type of hammer.
The principles behind this mishnah are the same as those behind the other mishnayot we have already learned in this chapter. Therefore, there is not much commentary below.
Section two: A millstone chisel is used to roughen the surface of the millstone so that it will more effectively grind the grain.
The shaft of a millstone chisel, up to a length of two handbreadths.
The shaft of the battle-axe of the legions, up to a length of two handbreadths.
The shaft of the goldsmiths’ hammer, up to a length of two handbreadths.
And that of the blacksmiths' hammer, up to three handbreadths.
Today's mishnah continues to list how much of various cords and shafts are considered connected to the main vessel, be it a balance or a type of axe, or a type of hammer.
The principles behind this mishnah are the same as those behind the other mishnayot we have already learned in this chapter. Therefore, there is not much commentary below.
Section two: A millstone chisel is used to roughen the surface of the millstone so that it will more effectively grind the grain.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
מקור (beak, a tool for whetting millstones) – a sharp mallet/smith’s hammer that they bore/chisel the millstone. And on account of the fact that they bore/chisel with it, it is called a מקור.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
יד המעצד של לגיונות (the handle of the adze of the legions) – we have the reading. And it is a vessel from the vessels of the murderers, its head is round and warriors carry them in war. And in Arabic, we call it TAVRIZIN.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
של זהבים – they strike on gold to make thin plated objects (i.e., the goldsmith’s hammer)
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
ושל חרשים – of iron.
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