## Sukkah Daf 6b

###### Sukkah 6b:1
[Sukkah 6b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:1)

דְּבַר תּוֹרָה, רוּבּוֹ וּמַקְפִּיד עָלָיו — חוֹצֵץ, וְשֶׁאֵינוֹ מַקְפִּיד עָלָיו — אֵינוֹ חוֹצֵץ. וְגָזְרוּ עַל רוּבּוֹ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַקְפִּיד מִשּׁוּם רוּבּוֹ הַמַּקְפִּיד, וְעַל מִיעוּטוֹ הַמַּקְפִּיד מִשּׁוּם רוּבּוֹ הַמַּקְפִּיד.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**By Torah law,** if there is an interposition between a person and the water, and it covers **the majority** of **his** body, **and he is particular about it** and wants the interposing substance removed, only then **is it** considered **an interposition** that invalidates immersion in a ritual bath. **However, if he is not particular about** that substance, **it is not** considered **an interposition.** The Sages, however, **issued a decree** that it is prohibited to immerse with a substance covering **the majority** of **one’s** body with regard to **which he is not particular, due to** substances covering **the majority** of **one’s** body with regard to **which he is particular. And,** they issued a decree that it is prohibited to immerse with a substance covering **the minority** of **his** body with regard to **which one is particular, due to** substances covering **the majority** of **his** body with regard to **which one is particular.**


###### Sukkah 6b:2
[Sukkah 6b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:2)

וְלִיגְזַר נָמֵי עַל מִיעוּטוֹ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַקְפִּיד מִשּׁוּם מִיעוּטוֹ הַמַּקְפִּיד, אִי נָמֵי מִשּׁוּם רוּבּוֹ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַקְפִּיד!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara raises a question: Then **let us also issue a decree** deeming substances covering **the minority** of **one’s** body with regard to **which he is not particular** an interposition, **due to** substances covering **the minority** of **his** body with regard to **which he is particular, or alternatively, due to** substances covering **the majority** of **his** body with regard to **which he is not particular.**


###### Sukkah 6b:3
[Sukkah 6b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:3)

הִיא גּוּפָא גְּזֵירָה, וַאֲנַן נֵיקוּם וְנִגְזֹר גְּזֵירָה לִגְזֵירָה?!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: We do not issue that decree because the *halakha* that deems both an interposition covering the minority of his body about which one is particular and an interposition covering the majority of his body about which one is not particular an interposition **is itself a decree. Shall we** then **arise and issue** one **decree to** prevent violation of another **decree?** In any case, these details with regard to interpositions are neither written nor alluded to in the Torah; rather, they are *halakhot* transmitted to Moses from Sinai.


###### Sukkah 6b:4
[Sukkah 6b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:4)

מְחִיצִין — הָא דַּאֲמַרַן. הָנִיחָא לְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה, אֶלָּא לְרַבִּי מֵאִיר — מַאי אִיכָּא לְמֵימַר?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *halakha* transmitted to Moses from Sinai that the minimum height for **partitions** is ten handbreadths **is as we stated** earlier. The Gemara asks: **This** works out **well** according **to** the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda,** who holds that there is no verse in the Torah from which this *halakha* can be derived, as he therefore concludes that it is a *halakha* transmitted to Moses from Sinai. **However, according to Rabbi Meir,** who holds that all of the cubits in the Temple consist of six handbreadths and therefore the measure of ten handbreadths can be derived from verses in the Torah, **what is there to say?** What is the *halakha* transmitted to Moses from Sinai with regard to partitions?


###### Sukkah 6b:5
[Sukkah 6b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:5)

כִּי אֲתַאי הִלְכְתָא — לְגוּד, וְלָבוּד, וְדוֹפֶן עֲקוּמָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**When the *halakha*** transmitted to Moses **comes** to teach, it is with regard **to** other *halakhot* concerning partitions, e.g., the *halakhot* of **extending** [***gode*],** according to which an existing partition is extended upward or downward to complete the requisite measure; **and** the *halakhot* of **joining [*lavud*],** according to which two solid surfaces are joined if they are separated by a gap of less than three handbreadths; **and** the *halakhot* of **a curved wall** of a *sukka*. A *sukka* is fit even if there are up to four cubits of unfit roofing, provided that this roofing is adjacent to one of the walls of the *sukka*. In that case, the unfit roofing is considered a bent extension of the wall. These concepts are certainly not written in the Torah.


###### Sukkah 6b:6
[Sukkah 6b:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:6)

וְשֶׁאֵין לָהּ שָׁלֹשׁ דְּפָנוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ Among the factors listed in the mishna that render a *sukka* unfit is: **And** one **that does not have three walls.**


###### Sukkah 6b:7
[Sukkah 6b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:7)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: שְׁתַּיִם כְּהִלְכָתָן, וּשְׁלִישִׁית אֲפִילּוּ טֶפַח. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: שָׁלֹשׁ כְּהִלְכָתָן, וּרְבִיעִית אֲפִילּוּ טֶפַח.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** in the *Tosefta*: In order to construct a fit *sukka*, **two** of the walls must be walls **in the standard sense,** sealing the entire length and height of the *sukka*, **and the third** wall may be **even** one **handbreadth** long. **Rabbi Shimon says: Three** of the walls must be walls **in the standard sense, and the fourth** wall may be **even** one **handbreadth** long.


###### Sukkah 6b:8
[Sukkah 6b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:8)

בְּמַאי קָמִיפַּלְגִי? רַבָּנַן סָבְרִי: יֵשׁ אֵם לַמָּסוֹרֶת, וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן סָבַר: יֵשׁ אֵם לַמִּקְרָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **With regard to what** principle do **they disagree? The Rabbis hold: The tradition** of the manner in which the verses in the Torah are written **is authoritative,** and one derives *halakhot* based on the spelling of the words. **And Rabbi Shimon holds: The vocalization** of the Torah **is authoritative,** meaning that one derives *halakhot* based on the pronunciation of the words, although it diverges from the spelling.


###### Sukkah 6b:9
[Sukkah 6b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:9)

רַבָּנַן סָבְרִי: יֵשׁ אֵם לַמָּסוֹרֶת, ״בְּסֻכַּת״ ״בְּסֻכַּת״ ״בַּסֻּכּוֹת״ — הֲרֵי כָּאן אַרְבַּע.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to *sukka*, **the Rabbis hold: The tradition** of the verses **is authoritative,** as the word *basukkot* is written three times in the context of the mitzva of *sukka*. It is written twice in the verse: **“In *sukkot* [*basukkot*]** shall you reside seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall reside **in *sukkot* [*basukkot*]”** (Leviticus 23:42). In both of these instances, the word in Hebrew is spelled without a *vav*, as are Hebrew words in the singular. And one time it is written with a *vav*, as are Hebrew words in the plural: “So that your future generations will know that I caused the children of Israel to reside **in *sukkot* [*basukkot*]”** (Leviticus 23:43). **There is** mention **here** of *sukka* **four** times, two singular plus one plural hinted at here in these verses.


###### Sukkah 6b:10
[Sukkah 6b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:10)

דַּל חַד לְגוּפֵיהּ, פָּשׁוּ לְהוּ תְּלָתָא. שְׁתַּיִם כְּהִלְכָתָן, וַאֲתַאי הִלְכְתָא וּגְרַעְתַּהּ לִשְׁלִישִׁית וְאוֹקֵמְתַּהּ אַטֶּפַח.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Subtract one to** teach the mitzva of *sukka* **itself, and three remain.** These three remaining *sukkot* teach that the *sukka* requires three walls; **two** of the three are walls **in the standard sense,** and **the *halakha*** transmitted to Moses from Sinai **comes and reduces the** dimension of the **third and establishes it as** one **handbreadth.** That tradition teaches that one wall need not be any longer than one handbreadth.


###### Sukkah 6b:11
[Sukkah 6b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:11)

רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן סָבַר: יֵשׁ אֵם לַמִּקְרָא, ״בַּסֻּכּוֹת״ ״בַּסֻּכּוֹת״ ״בַּסֻּכּוֹת״ — הֲרֵי כָּאן שֵׁשׁ, דַּל חַד קְרָא לְגוּפֵיהּ, פָּשׁוּ לְהוּ אַרְבַּע. שָׁלֹשׁ כְּהִלְכָתָן, אֲתַאי הִלְכְתָא וּגְרַעְתַּהּ לִרְבִיעִית וְאוֹקֵמְתַּהּ אַטֶּפַח.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
On the other hand, **Rabbi Shimon holds: The vocalization** of the Torah **is authoritative.** Therefore, although two of the instances are written without a *vav*, since they are all vocalized in the plural, ***basukkot*, *basukkot*, *basukkot*, there is** mention **here** of *sukka* **six times** in these two verses. **Subtract one verse to** teach the mitzva of the *sukka* **itself, and** two mentions of *basukkot*, which equal **four** *sukkot*, **remain** and teach that the *sukka* requires four walls. **Three** of the walls are walls **in the standard sense, and the *halakha*** transmitted to Moses from Sinai **comes and reduces the** dimension of the **fourth and establishes it as** one **handbreadth.**


###### Sukkah 6b:12
[Sukkah 6b:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:12)

וְאִי בָּעֵית אֵימָא: דְּכוּלֵּי עָלְמָא יֵשׁ אֵם לַמִּקְרָא, וְהָכָא בְּהָא קָמִיפַּלְגִי: מָר סָבַר: סְכָכָה בָּעֲיָא קְרָא, וּמָר סָבַר: סְכָכָה לָא בָּעֲיָא קְרָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if you wish, say** instead **that everyone agrees** that **the vocalization** of the Torah **is authoritative, and here,** it is **with regard to this that they disagree: One Sage,** the Rabbis, **holds** that to derive **its roofing requires a verse;** therefore, only three of the original six *sukkot* remain from which walls can be derived. The *halakha* transmitted to Moses from Sinai reduces the dimension of one of the three walls to one handbreadth. **And one Sage,** Rabbi Shimon, **holds** that to derive **its roofing does not require a verse,** as the essence of *sukka* is its roofing. No additional source beyond the verse from which the mitzva of *sukka* is derived is required for the roofing. Therefore, walls are derived from four of the six *sukkot*: Three full-fledged walls and a fourth measuring one handbreadth.


###### Sukkah 6b:13
[Sukkah 6b:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:13)

וְאִיבָּעֵית אֵימָא: דְּכוּלֵּי עָלְמָא יֵשׁ אֵם לַמָּסוֹרֶת, וְהָכָא בְּהָא קָמִיפַּלְגִי: מָר סָבַר: כִּי אֲתַאי הִלְכְתָא — לְגָרֵעַ. וּמָר סָבַר: כִּי אֲתַאי הִלְכְתָא — לְהוֹסִיף.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if you wish, say** instead **that everyone agrees** that **the tradition** of the verses **is authoritative, and here,** it is **with regard to this that they disagree: One Sage,** the Rabbis, **holds: When the *halakha*** transmitted to Moses **comes** to teach, it is **to reduce** to one handbreadth the dimension of one of the three walls derived from the verses. **And one Sage,** Rabbi Shimon, **holds: When the *halakha*** transmitted to Moses **comes** to teach, it is **to add** another wall to the three walls derived from the verses; however, the dimension of that fourth wall may be one handbreadth.


###### Sukkah 6b:14
[Sukkah 6b:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:14)

וְאִיבָּעֵית אֵימָא: דְּכוּלֵּי עָלְמָא, כִּי אֲתַאי הִלְכְתָא — לְגָרֵעַ, וְיֵשׁ אֵם לַמָּסוֹרֶת. וְהָכָא בְּדוֹרְשִׁין תְּחִילּוֹת קָמִיפַּלְגִי: מָר סָבַר: דּוֹרְשִׁין תְּחִילּוֹת, וּמַר סָבַר: אֵין דּוֹרְשִׁין תְּחִילּוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if you wish, say** instead **that everyone agrees** that **when the *halakha*** transmitted to Moses **comes** to teach, it is **to reduce** the dimension of one of the three walls. And everyone agrees that **the tradition** of the verses **is authoritative,** and there are four mentions of *sukka* in the verse. **And here** it is **with regard to** whether **one derives** numbers for halakhic matters from the **first** mention of a term in the Torah that **they disagree.** When that total is derived from the number of instances a certain word appears in the Torah, there is a dispute whether the first instance is included in the tally, or whether the first instance is necessary to teach the mitzva itself and the number may be counted only from subsequent mentions. One **Sage,** Rabbi Shimon, **holds** that **one derives** numbers from the **first** mention and therefore four walls derived from the verses. **And** one **Sage,** the Rabbis, **holds** that **one does not derive** numbers from the **first** mention, and therefore only three walls are derived from the verses.


###### Sukkah 6b:15
[Sukkah 6b:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:15)

רַב מַתְנָה אָמַר: טַעְמֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מֵהָכָא: ״וְסוּכָּה תִּהְיֶה לְצֵל יוֹמָם מֵחוֹרֶב וּלְמַחְסֶה וּלְמִסְתּוֹר מִזֶּרֶם וּמִמָּטָר״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Mattana said** that the **rationale** for the opinion **of Rabbi Shimon** is derived **from here: “And there shall be a *sukka* for shade in the daytime from the heat, and for refuge and cover from storm and from rain”** (Isaiah 4:6). A *sukka* without three full-fledged walls does not provide shelter nor serve as refuge.


###### Sukkah 6b:16
[Sukkah 6b:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:16)

וְאוֹתוֹ טֶפַח הֵיכָן מַעֲמִידוֹ? אָמַר רַב: מַעֲמִידוֹ כְּנֶגֶד הַיּוֹצֵא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara asks: According to the opinion that a *sukka* can be built with two full-fledged walls and a third that is one handbreadth, **where does one position that** third wall that measures one **handbreadth? Rav said: He positions it** at the end of one of the standing walls **opposite** the wall **that emerges** from the other end of that wall.


###### Sukkah 6b:17
[Sukkah 6b:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/6b:17)

אָמְרִי לֵיהּ רַב כָּהֲנָא וְרַב אַסִּי לְרַב:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Kahana and Rav Asi said to Rav:**