Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Bava Batra 328:11

תנו רבנן בית עגול דיגון טריגון פנטיגון אינו מטמא בנגעים טטריגון מטמא בנגעים

house is not subject to uncleanness from [house] plagues;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Lev. XIV, 34ff. ');"><sup>35</sup></span> a four-cornered house is subject to uncleanness from [such] plagues. Whence is this inferred?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'whence these words', that a four-cornered house only is subject to the laws mentioned. ');"><sup>36</sup></span> — for our Rabbis taught: Above it is said, [instead of] 'wall', walls,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIV, 37. The plur. is used where the sing. would have been more appropriate. ');"><sup>37</sup></span> [signifying] two;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The plural, walls, signifies a minimum of two. ');"><sup>38</sup></span>

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