Mesorat%20hashas for Zevachim 106:8

מ"ט אמר ר' אלעזר לפי שלא היתה בחלקו של טורף דאמר רב שמואל בר רב יצחק מזבח אוכל בחלקו של יהודה אמה

whereas the south-east horn had no base. What was the reason? - Said R'Eleazar: Because it was not in the portion of the 'ravener'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. Benjamin; cf. Gen. XLIX, 27: Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth.');">¹⁴</span> For R'Samuel son of R'Isaac said: The altar occupied a cubit in Judah's portion.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the width of one cubit along the eastern and the southern sides of the altar, but not reaching right to the ends thereof. Hence the south-east horn was in Judah's portion and this was not provided with a base.');">¹⁵</span>

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