Talmud for Eruvin 113:10

אמר ליה ה"מ בעיגולא מגו רבוע אבל באלכסונא בעינא טפי דאמר מר כל אמתא בריבוע אמתא ותרי חומשי באלכסונא:

- You might contend that it was said that we imagine it to be a square<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the purpose of extending its Sabbath limits or the land around it in favour of the Levites.');">¹⁸</span> but can you contend that it was actually made square?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Obviously not. An imaginary square causes no actual reduction.');">¹⁹</span> Said R'Hanilai<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' MS.M., Habi; Bomb. ed. Hinai.');">²⁰</span>

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