Commentary for Gittin 124:11
פשיטא איש הוי שליח להולכה שכן בעל מוליך גט לאשתו ואשה הויא שליח לקבלה שכן אשה מקבלת גיטה מיד בעלה איש לקבלה והאשה להולכה מאי
We learnt: IF A WOMAN SAYS, RECEIVE A GET ON MY BEHALF, IF HE DESIRES TO RETRACT HE IS NOT AT LIBERTY TO DO SO. Does not this apply equally whether the husband [on handing the Get] used the expression of 'receiving' or of 'conveying'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And if he used the latter, this would show that 'convey' is equivalent to 'take possession of'. ');"><sup>9</sup></span>
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