Mesorat%20hashas for Yoma 144:7

רבי יוחנן רמי כתיב זר וקרינן זיר זכה נעשית לו זיר לא זכה זרה הימנו

was one handbreadth, the other was in accord with the view that the thickness thereof was not one handbreadth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [In order to understand the distinction thus drawn, it is well to remember that the three arks were open at the top; consequently if the thickness of the outer one was less than one handbreadth, a height of ten handbreadths and a little more would suffice: nine handbreadths corresponding to the height of the middle ark (when measured from without) and a fraction of a handbreadth to allow for the thickness of the outer ark at the bottom, while one extra handbreadth was necessary for the mercy seat which was inserted between the two side boards of the outer ark to rest upon the thickness of the sides of the two smaller arks. If, however, the thickness of the outer ark was one handbreadth, its height, measured from outside would then have to be at least ten handbreadths whilst for the purpose of the mercy seat an extra handbreadth would be necessary, making a total of eleven. As to the need of the 'little more' this will be explained soon. V. Rashi].');">¹¹</span> And what purpose served the 'little more'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Mentioned in the Baraitha, v. supra n. 1.');">¹²</span>

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