Commentary for Sanhedrin 37:7

ורבי יהודה אגב מרריה דילמא מקרי ואתי ונגע:

and the former High Priest<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] lit., 'the anointed who has passed (from his office)'. Provisional High Priest — a Priest who is appointed to act as a substitute for the High Priest when temporarily disqualified by uncleanness. When the first returns to office, this one is known as the ex-anointed. ');">¹²</span> stand on his right; whilst the Rosh-Beth-Ab,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H]. Priests were divided into eight divisions, each called Mishmar; and each Mishmar was again divided into six subdivisions, called Beth-Ab, for the service of each week-day. The chief of these sub-divisions was called Rosh-beth-ab. Cf. Maim, Yad, Kele Hamikdash, IV, 3-11. ');">¹³</span>

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