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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
# There are many letters of the Aleph Bet which contain three walls. The space between these walls is called the “inside” –“תוך” (singular of תוכות, Tochot). For example, the letters ב,ה,ח,ט,כ,מ,ס and ת clearly have an inside surrounded by three walls. | # There are many letters of the Aleph Bet which contain three walls. The space between these walls is called the “inside” –“תוך” (singular of תוכות, Tochot). For example, the letters ב,ה,ח,ט,כ,מ,ס and ת clearly have an inside surrounded by three walls. | ||
# חק תוכות literally means that one may not erase the middle of a letter and the ink around it that's not erased will form the letter itself. This rule of חק תוכות applies to all the letters, even part of a letter, and is not limited to letters that actually contain an inside. <ref>Mishna | # חק תוכות literally means that one may not erase the middle of a letter and the ink around it that's not erased will form the letter itself. This rule of חק תוכות applies to all the letters, even part of a letter, and is not limited to letters that actually contain an inside. <ref>Mishna Brurah 32:66</ref> | ||
# If the letter is formed by carving, removing, or erasing excess ink that surrounds it, it is considered Hak Tochot and is Passul. | # If the letter is formed by carving, removing, or erasing excess ink that surrounds it, it is considered Hak Tochot and is Passul. | ||
