Commentary for Eruvin 123:11

אלא בריאה במוהרקי ואבורגני רעועה בלא מוהרקי ואבורגני הניחא למ"ד שכירות בריאה בעינן

which is not returnable'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Yeb. 47b, A.Z. 71a; which shows that in respect of a heathen a transaction involving less than a Perutah has the same validity as one involving a Perutah. How then is 'imperfect' and 'sound' to be understood?');">²³</span> - The fact is that 'sound' denotes a lease confirmed by legal documents and attested by officers,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Aliter: A lease is sound if made legal by sureties and (countersigned) by officers (Jast.) . Aliter: A lease of a courtyard is sound if connected with the privilege of placing in the yard chairs and seats (cf. Rashi a.l. and Jast.) .');">²⁴</span> and 'imperfect' denotes one that was neither confirmed by legal documents nor attested by officers.

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