Commentary for Eruvin 33:7

תסתיים דרב הונא הוא דאמר שבת גורמת דאמר רבה בעאי מרב הונא ובעאי מרב יהודה עירב דרך הפתח ונסתם הפתח דרך החלון ונסתם החלון מהו ואמר לי שבת הואיל והותרה הותרה תסתיים

even the five beth se'ah. But then what of what was taught: 'Provided there be no two beth se'ah unoccupied', does not this mean: Unoccupied by human beings?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Three persons, e.g., each being entitled to an area of two beth se'ah only, would not jointly be allowed the use of (3 X 2 + 2 =) eight beth se'ah, since, after allowing the (3 X 2 =) six to which they are jointly entitled there still remain two beth se'ah without an occupier; but if the area measured only seven beth se'ah all of it is permitted to them since only (7 - 3 X 2 =) one beth se'ah remains unoccupied. How then is Rab's statement that 'three persons are sometimes forbidden in five', to be explained?');">¹⁵</span> - No; unoccupied by objects.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even several persons are not entitled to use an area of twice as many beth se'ah as their number (cf. previous note) but only as many beth se'ah as they actually require plus an area less than two beth se'ah.');">¹⁶</span>

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