Commentary for Menachot 77:11

תנא כשהוא מתחיל מתחיל בלבן הכנף מין כנף וכשהוא מסיים מסיים בלבן מעלין בקודש ולא מורידין

for a third [of its length] and the remaining two thirds [to hang loose] as locks.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'a branch' .');">¹⁸</span> What is the minimum length of a joint? - It was taught: Rabbi says, [In a joint] the thread must be wound once, twice and a third time. It was taught: If a man wishes to make few,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. joints; so Rashi and Maim. According to Nimukke Joseph the reference is to the number of windings in each joint.');">¹⁹</span>

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