Commentary for Eruvin 199:5

וכן אניגרא וכן בקרן זוית

applies to a dike<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or 'ditch', in which grew a tree, two of whose sides were embedded in the sides of the dike. According to Rabbah the use of the roots that were within three handbreadths from the top of the dike is permitted while according to R. Shesheth, since they grew from a level which is above three handbreadths from the bottom of the dike, they are forbidden.');">¹⁴</span> and a corner.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Formed by two walls that enclosed the three sides of a tree whose height reached to within three handbreadths above the walls. According to Rabbah the portion of the tree above the walls may be used since its lower section on those sides is covered by the walls and the part projecting above them is within three handbreadths from their tops. According to R. Shesheth, however, since their source in the exposed side of the tree is above three handbreadths from the ground, this is forbidden. In the case of a tree one of whose sides only adjoins a wall while its other sides remained exposed even Rabbah, it may be added, agrees that its use is forbidden.');">¹⁵</span> Abaye had<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Within a house.');">¹⁶</span> a certain palm-tree that projected through the sky-light<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But not above three handbreadths from the roof.');">¹⁷</span>

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