Commentary for Eruvin 202:11

אמר רב ביבי בר אביי ש"מ מהא מתניתא תלת ש"מ חוקקין להשלים וש"מ הדר ביה ר"מ משערי גינה

in which to cut and make it up to four handbreadths; and it is this principle on which they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Meir and the Rabbis.');">²⁶</span> differ: R'Meir holds the opinion that the door is regarded as virtually cut for the purpose o completing the prescribed width,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'cut to complete'; v. supra 11b and notes.');">²⁷</span> while the Rabbis maintain that it is not regarded as cut for the purpose of completing the prescribed width.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The lock, therefore, has the status of a free domain.');">²⁸</span>

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