on second thought- the ‘ben ish chai'” proof from Mattan Torah is not comparable. At mattan torah, the Jews had their bodies intact- their souls left their bodies -porcho nishmoson- and so when the Almighty returned their souls- it was not as if they actually died. In the story of Rav Zeira and Rabba- they cut his head off and he surely was considered dead-Psik reisha velo yomus?- and so, the question remains, does his erstwhile wife need new Kiddushin?
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