Commentary for Pesachim 171:5

ת"ש הלשכות הבנויות בקודש ופתוחות לחול תוכן חול וגגותיהן קודש תרגמא רב חסדא בשגגותיהן שוין לקרקע עזרה

their inside is non-sacred,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' They lack the sanctity of the Temple Court, though they possess that of the Temple Mount, for their status is determined by their openings.');">¹¹</span> while their roofs are sacred? - R'Hisda explained this [as meaning] where their roofs were level with the ground of the Temple Court.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The chambers referred to being cellars.');">¹²</span> If so, consider the second clause: [As to those built in the non-sacred [area] and opening into the sacred [area], their inside is sacred, while their roo are non-sacred.

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