Halakhah zu Wajikra 14:34
כִּ֤י תָבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה וְנָתַתִּי֙ נֶ֣גַע צָרַ֔עַת בְּבֵ֖ית אֶ֥רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם׃
Wenn ihr in das Land Kanaan kommt, das ich euch zum Besitz gebe, und ich verhänge den Aussatz über ein Haus in dem Lande eures Besitzes:
Sefer HaChinukh
And likewise, a house cannot be rendered impure until there are four square ells or more in it; as less than this is not called a house - and the Torah stated, "house." And so [too,] it must be in a way that it has four walls and is built on the ground, with stones, wood and dirt, as it is stated (Leviticus 14:45), "its stones, its wood, and all of its dirt." And bricks and marble are not considered [to be] like stones. And Jerusalem, and outside the Land [of Israel] as well, do not have the law of impurity of houses, as it is stated (Leviticus 14:34), "upon a house in the land of your holding." And outside the Land is not a holding; and Jerusalem was also never divided for the tribes - and therefore it is not included in "your holding." And the rest of its details are in Negaim (see Mishneh Torah, Laws of Defilement by Leprosy 14).
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