Derasha 75 on Terumah 27:18

Parashas Terumah · Passuk 27:18

The Complete Passuk

אֹ֣רֶךְ הֶֽחָצֵר֩ מֵאָ֨ה בָֽאַמָּ֜ה וְרֹ֣חַב ׀ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים וְקֹמָ֛ה חָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת שֵׁ֣שׁ מׇשְׁזָ֑ר וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Eruvin 23b (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 27:18
Sefaria — Eruvin 23b
E-Daf — Eruvin 23b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Eruvin 23b
רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא הַיְינוּ תַּנָּא קַמָּא! אִיכָּא בֵּינַיְיהוּ דָּבָר מוּעָט. דְּתַנְיָא, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: דָּבָר מוּעָט יֵשׁ עַל שִׁבְעִים אַמָּה וְשִׁירַיִם, וְלֹא נָתְנוּ חֲכָמִים בּוֹ שִׁיעוּר. וְכַמָּה שִׁיעוּר סָאתַיִם? כַּחֲצַר הַמִּשְׁכָּן.

English: Rabbi Yehudah teaches that a small remainder exists beyond seventy cubits and is not assigned a fixed measure; the Mishkan courtyard serves as the model for the measure of two seahs.

On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned

The passage uses the Mishkan courtyard as the standard for the measure of two seahs.