Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Megillah 32:11

אמר רבי חנינא בר פפא דרש ר' שילא איש כפר תמרתא כל השירות כולן נכתבות אריח על גבי לבינה ולבינה על גבי אריח

R. Shila, a man of Kefar Temarta expounded: All the songs [in Scripture] are written in the form of a half brick over a whole brick, and then a whole brick over a half brick, with the exception of this one and the list of the kings of Canaan which are written in the form of a half brick over a half brick and a whole brick over a whole brick.

Rashi on Megillah

A half brick (ariach): That is the writing.
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Rashi on Megillah

A whole brick (leveinah): That is the blank that is double the writing; and an ariach is half a leveinah.
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