Commentary for Eruvin 204:1

בשיפועה טפח אבל יש בשיפועה טפח שיפועי אהלים כאהלים דמו

the measurement of the slope<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From the top to its lowest point.');">¹</span> was less than a handbreadth,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the slope was short and steep.');">²</span> but if It was a handbreadth this is forbidden, since the slopes of tents are regarded as tents.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the top must be less than one handbreadth wide so must be the measurement of the slope. To obtain such a slope, since no bed can possibly be narrower than two handbreadths and a fraction, the roof of the canopy would have to be made up of a number of short curtains spread over a number of poles respectively, each of which complied with the measurements prescribed. For the sides of the canopy separate curtains hanging down vertically would have to be provided.');">³</span> R'Shesheth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So with MS. M. Cur. edd. 'Shisha'.');">⁴</span>

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