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1) [line 5] V'CHEN B'MOSAREIHEN - and the same is done with the remaining (money from the sale)

2) [line 8] SETUMTA'AH - anonymously (the Mishnah does not say who the author is)

3) [line 8] MA'AMADOS
(a) The Mishnah in Ta'anis 26a states that the early prophets divided Bnei Yisrael into twenty-four groups, or Ma'amados. Each Ma'amad consisted of Kohanim, Leviyim and Yisraelim, and it was their duty to make sure that the Korbanos were sacrificed properly. The Ma'amados worked in a rotation and took responsibility for the Korbanos of one week, twice each year.
(b) When each Ma'amad's turn arrived, the Kohanim and Leviyim would travel to the Beis ha'Mikdash to do the divine service. Some of the Yisraelim traveled to Yerushalayim, also, but most of them stayed in their own cities. It was the job of the Yisraelim to pray that the week's Korbanos should be accepted by HaSh-m. They gathered together to fast, read special portions of the Torah and recite the special Shemoneh Esrei of Ta'aniyos (see Background to Shabbos 24:1).

4) [line 8] AKRAI B'ALMA - it is only a chance occurence
5) [line 17] TURSIYIM - (a) bronze-workers (Aruch, Rashi to Chulin 57b) who had their own synagogue because other people could not stand their company because of their stench (Tosfos Avodah Zarah 17b DH Raban Shel Tarsiyim Ani); (b) Tarsians, people who came from Tarsus (Tosfos Chulin 57b DH Matlis Shel Tarsiyim); (c) weavers, weavers of metallic thread, artistic weavers (Rashi to Avodah Zarah 17b)

6) [line 21] NEGA'IM (NIG'EI BATIM - Tzara'as that infects houses) The marks of Tzara'as for houses consist of streaks or spots that are intense green or intense red. These laws do not apply to a house which is less than four by four Amos.
(a) If Tzara'as is found on the walls of a house, it is put into quarantine by a Kohen for a week.
(b) The Kohen returns six days later to check the house. If the Tzara'as has spread, one must remove (Choletz) the stones with Tzara'as from the house, scrape off the surrounding plaster, insert new stones and re-plaster the entire house. The house is then put into quarantine for another week. If the Tzara'as returns to the house during the following week, the owner must dismantle (Notetz) the entire house (Vayikra 14:45). The stones from the house must be taken out of the city, and they remain Asur b'Hana'ah forever.
(c) On the other hand, if the Tzara'as did not change after the first week, the Kohen leaves it as is and returns again six days later. If, after the second week, the Tzara'as has *either* remained *or* spread, one must remove (Choletz) the stones with Tzara'as from the house, scrape off the surrounding plaster, insert new stones and re-plaster the entire house. The house is then put into quarantine for another week (Vayikra 14:40). If the Tzara'as returns to the house during the following week, the owner must dismantle (Notetz) the entire house (Vayikra 14:45). The stones from the house must be taken out of the city, and they remain Asur b'Hana'ah forever.

7) [line 26] MEKOM MIKDASH - the place of the Beis ha'Mikdash
a) [line 29] MAKOM MEKUDASH - any holy place (including a Beis ha'Keneses)
8) [line 30] LESHACHOS - chambers (of the Beis ha'Mikdash
9) [line 31] AZAROS - open areas (lit. courtyards) of the Beis ha'Mikdash

3) [line 31] ULAM - the Hall, (which opened into the Heichal); the largest and most ornate structure in the Beis ha'Mikdash, which was as high as a 17-story building

4) [line 32] HEICHAL - the Sanctuary, inside of which was the Menorah, the Shulchan for the Lechem ha'Panim, and the Mizbe'ach for the Ketores

5) [line 35] "CHOFEF ALAV ... U'VEIN KESEIFAV SHACHEN." - "... He hovers over him all day long, and dwells between his shoulders." (Devarim 33:12) - According to the simple meaning of the verse, HaSh-m hovers over Binyamin all day long. The Gemara, however, interprets this verse to mean that Binyamin hovers over the strip of land that belonged to Yehudah on which the Mizbe'ach was built, longing to include it in his territory.

6) [line 36] USHPIZCHAN LA'GEVURAH - a host for the Almighty
7) [line 39] BI'ZRO'A - by force
8) [line 39] L'MISHBAK INISH - for a person to leave behind
9) [line 39] GULFA - earthenware pitcher
10) [line 39] MASHCHA - the hide (of an animal that he slaughters and eats)

10) [line 2] TILA - mound (ruins)
11) [line 4] SHIV'AH TUVEI HA'IR - the 7 counselors (lit. good ones) of the city
12) [line 7] LIVNEI U'CHESHUREI - bricks and beams
13) [line 14] CHALUFA U'ZEVUNAH SHARI - if (the shul) was exchanged or sold, it is permitted (for any use, its sanctity transferred)

14) [line 14] OGURAH U'MASHKONAH ASUR - if it was rented to be used as collateral, it is prohibited (i.e. it keeps its sanctity)

15) [line 16] OZOFINHU - they lent them

16) [line 18] HAZMANAH MILSA HI
There is a disagreement as to whether designating an object for a purpose of Kedushah renders it unfit for secular use. Abaye is of the opinion that Hazmanah is enough. Others rule that an action (e.g. wrapping Tefilin in the scarf) must be done to the object before it is unfit for secular use.

17) [line 20] K'TAVUY L'ARIG - like (thread) spun, to be woven
18) [line 25] TASHMISHEI MITZVAH - articles used to perform Mitzvahs
b) [line 26] TASHMISHEI KEDUSHAH - articles which serve (e.g. hold) Sacred Writings
19) [line 28] DELUSKAMEI - a sack in which Seforim are put
19b) [line 29] NARTIK - a short case
20) [line 31] KURSAYA - a wooden podium
21) [line 31] TASHMISH D'TASHMISH - something which serves TASHMISHEI KEDUSHA (18b)
22) [line 33] PERISA - a curtain inside the ark; alternatively, a cover for a Sefer (Aruch)

22b) [line 34] D'AIFEI LEI - (sometimes) they fold it (under the Sefer Torah)
23) [line 35] HAI TEIVUSA D'IRPAT - this ark which has come apart
24) [line 36] TEIVAH ZUTARTI SHARI - to make it a small ark is permitted
25) [line 37] PERISA L'SIFREI - a curtain inside an ark of (or a cover for - Aruch) a Sefer Torah

26) [line 37] CHUMASHIN - individual volumes of the 5 books of the Torah
27) [line 37] ZEVILEI D'CHUMSHEI - sacks for CHUMASHIM
28) [line 38] KAMTEREI D'SIFREI - (O.F. escrin) chests of Seforim
29) [line 39] L'NATUREI B'ALMA - just to guard
30) [line 40] IDRONA - a room in which a corpse is stored before burial
30b) [line 40] D'HAVAH MACHIS BEI MES - that a corpse was resting in
31) [line 41] DALU TEIVUSA, OSVUHA - lift the ark, place it there

32) [line 42] KLI ETZ HE'ASUY L'NACHAS - a wooden vessel made to be KELI ETZ HE'ASUY L'NACHAS
(a) The Torah says that wooden utensils can become Tamei if they are touched by a person or object that is an Av ha'Tum'ah, of if they are under the same Ohel as a dead person (Vayikra 11:32, Bamidbar 31:20). However, since the Torah compares a wooden object that becomes Tamei to a sack ("Sak"), the wooden object must have certain qualities in common with a sack in order to become Tamei.
(b) Among these qualities are:

1. The object must have a receptacle, i.e. an area in which it can contain other objects, as opposed to a flat board.
2. It must not be large enough to hold 40 Se'ah, for if it is that large it cannot be transported when filled, as opposed to a sack, which is made to be transported either empty or full.
3. It must be an object that is sometimes transported, and not one that is always stationary. If it is left stationary, it is called a "Kli he'Asuy l'Nachas" and is not Mekabel Tum'ah.

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