“And he measured the courtyard. It was square, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide.”1Yechezkel 40:47. As mentioned many times,2See sections 1 and 26-27. in the Second Beis HaMikdash, this courtyard was 135 cubits wide, the same width as the Women’s Courtyard, which was also only 135 cubits wide. This verse is referring to the Courtyard before the Ulam,that was 76 cubits in length,3I.e., there were 76 cubits between the Ulam and the eastern wall of the courtyard. as mentioned in sec. 26.
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וּבְבַיִת שֵׁנִי הִנֵּה הִיא מְסַבֶּבֶת כָּל הַבַּיִת, כְּדִתְנַן בְּפ"ה דְּמִדּוֹת (מ"א) דְּעֶזְרַת יִשְׂרָאֵל אבמשנה (שם) כל העזרה היתה אורך קפ”ז על רוחב קל”ה וכו’, וכן צ”ל כוונת רבינו כאן, שקוראו עזרת ישראל הכוונה מעזרת ישראל עד אחרי י”א אמה אחורי הכפורת. רֹחַב קל"ה עַל קפ"ז. דַּחֲשִׁיבוּ הֲנֵי ע"ו, וּמֵאָה שֶׁל הַבַּיִת, וְי"א אֲחוֹרֵי הַכַּפֹּרֶת הֲרֵי קפ"ז.
In the Second Beis HaMikdash, this courtyard surrounded the entire building of the Beis HaMikdash, as the Mishnah teaches in Middos, ch. 5:4Middos 5:1. “The Courtyard5The original text of Tosafos Yom Tov states “the Courtyard of the Israelites.” The translation follows the wording of the Mishnah. was 135 cubits wide and 187 cubits long.” The 187 cubits are divided as follows: a) the 76 cubits mentioned above, b) the 100 cubits of the building of the Beis HaMikdash, and c) 11 cubits behind the kapores (i.e., behind the building of the Beis HaMikdash).
The Courtyard was 35 cubits wider than the building of the Beis HaMikdash. These 35 cubits were divided equally, with 17 1/2 cubits on the northern side and 17 1/2 cubits on the southern side of the Beis HaMikdash. In the Future Beis HaMikdash, by contrast, this courtyard will only be 100 cubits wide, the width of the building of the Beis HaMikdash. The area on the sides of the building of the Beis HaMikdash will be included in the external courtyard, as we wrote with regard to the chambers in sec. 71.
"וַיָּמָד אֶת הֶחָצֵר אֹרֶךְ מֵאָה אַמָּה וְרֹחַב מֵאָה אַמָּה מְרֻבָּעַת"(יחזקאל מ, מז). וּכְבָר זָכַרְנוּ פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת (סי' א, סי' כ"ו כ"ז סק"ב וג') שֶׁבְּבַיִת שֵׁנִי הָיְתָה זֹאת הָעֲזָרָה רֹחַב קל"ה אַמָּה כְּנֶגֶד כָּל עֶזְרַת נָשִׁים, שֶׁגַּם הִיא לֹא הָיְתָה שָׁם רַק קל"ה, וְשֶׁזּוֹ הָעֲזָרָה עַד לִפְנֵי הָאוּלָם ע"ו אַמָּה כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתַבְנוּ סִימָן כ"ו (סק"ב).
“And he measured the courtyard. It was square, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide.”1Yechezkel 40:47. As mentioned many times,2See sections 1 and 26-27. in the Second Beis HaMikdash, this courtyard was 135 cubits wide, the same width as the Women’s Courtyard, which was also only 135 cubits wide. This verse is referring to the Courtyard before the Ulam,that was 76 cubits in length,3I.e., there were 76 cubits between the Ulam and the eastern wall of the courtyard. as mentioned in sec. 26.
וּבְבַיִת שֵׁנִי הִנֵּה הִיא מְסַבֶּבֶת כָּל הַבַּיִת, כְּדִתְנַן בְּפ"ה דְּמִדּוֹת (מ"א) דְּעֶזְרַת יִשְׂרָאֵל אבמשנה (שם) כל העזרה היתה אורך קפ”ז על רוחב קל”ה וכו’, וכן צ”ל כוונת רבינו כאן, שקוראו עזרת ישראל הכוונה מעזרת ישראל עד אחרי י”א אמה אחורי הכפורת. רֹחַב קל"ה עַל קפ"ז. דַּחֲשִׁיבוּ הֲנֵי ע"ו, וּמֵאָה שֶׁל הַבַּיִת, וְי"א אֲחוֹרֵי הַכַּפֹּרֶת הֲרֵי קפ"ז.
In the Second Beis HaMikdash, this courtyard surrounded the entire building of the Beis HaMikdash, as the Mishnah teaches in Middos, ch. 5:4Middos 5:1. “The Courtyard5The original text of Tosafos Yom Tov states “the Courtyard of the Israelites.” The translation follows the wording of the Mishnah. was 135 cubits wide and 187 cubits long.” The 187 cubits are divided as follows: a) the 76 cubits mentioned above, b) the 100 cubits of the building of the Beis HaMikdash, and c) 11 cubits behind the kapores (i.e., behind the building of the Beis HaMikdash).
וְאוֹתָן ל"ה שֶׁהִיא רְחָבָה מִשֶּׁל הַבַּיִת שֶׁהוּא רַק ק', הֲרֵי הֵם מִתְחַלְקִים לִצְפוֹן וְלִדְרוֹם הַבַּיִת. מַה שֶּׁאֵין כֵּן בְּכַאן שֶׁאֵינָהּ אֶלָא ק' אַמָּה כְּרוֹחַב הַבַּיִת, וּמַה שֶּׁבְּצִידֵי הַבַּיִת מִכַּאן וּמִכַּאן הוּא מִן הֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה וּכְמוֹ שֶׁכָּתַבְנוּ גַּבֵּי הַלְּשָׁכוֹת בְּסִימָן ע"א.
The Courtyard was 35 cubits wider than the building of the Beis HaMikdash. These 35 cubits were divided equally, with 17 1/2 cubits on the northern side and 17 1/2 cubits on the southern side of the Beis HaMikdash. In the Future Beis HaMikdash, by contrast, this courtyard will only be 100 cubits wide, the width of the building of the Beis HaMikdash. The area on the sides of the building of the Beis HaMikdash will be included in the external courtyard, as we wrote with regard to the chambers in sec. 71.