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[א] אֲבוֹת הַטֻּמְאוֹת: הַשֶּׁרֶץ, וְשִׁכְבַת זֶרַע, וּטְמֵא מֵת, וְהַמְּצֹרָע בִּימֵי סָפְרוֹ, וּמֵי חַטָּאת שֶׁאֵין בָּהֶם כְּדֵי הַזָּיָה. הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מְטַמְּאִין אָדָם וְכֵלִים בְּמַגָּע, וּכְלִי חֶרֶשׂ בָּאֲוִיר, וְאֵינָם מְטַמְּאִין בְּמַשָּׂא.
The avos of tumah [are]: A sheretz, a seminal discharge, one who contracted tumah from a corpse, a metzora during the days of his counting, and purification waters that are insufficient to sprinkle. These render people and utensils tamei via contact, and an earthenware utensil via airspace, but they do not render [one] tamei via being carried.