חַלּוֹן c. (b. h.; perforation, aperture, window. B. Bath. III, 6 ח׳ המצרית וכ׳ the Egyptian window (a very small aperture in the wall) gives no privilege (v. חֲזָקָה), i.e. the neighbor may build against it, contrad. to הצורית a Tyrian window. Gen. R. s. 31, expl. צהר (Gen. VI, 16); a. v. fr.—Pl. חַלּוֹנוֹת. Y. R. Hash. II, 58ᵃ; Ex. R. s. 15 שס"ה ח׳ וכ׳ 365 apertures did the Lord create in the sky; a. fr.
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חַלּוֹן c. (b. h.; perforation, aperture, window . B. Bath. III, 6 ח׳ המצרית וכ׳ the Egyptian window (a very small aperture in the wall) gives no…
References
- Mishnah Bava Batra 3:6
- Jastrow, חֲזָקָה 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 31:12
- Genesis 6:16
- Jerusalem Talmud Rosh Hashanah 2:2:4
- Shemot Rabbah 15:22