רִיבּוּעַ, רִבּ׳ m. (רָבַע) a square. Zeb. 62ᵃ קרן … ור׳ מעכבין the horn, the ascent, the foundation, and the square shape are indispensable conditions for the altar. Ib. 108ᵇ; a. fr.—ר׳ עולם the cardinal points of the world. Tosef. Erub. VI (V), 3; Erub. 56Erub. 56ᵃ בא לרבעה מרבעה בר׳ ע׳ וכ׳ when you square a town (for Sabbath limits, v. רָבַע), you must square it in accordance with the cardinal points, and the marks are Charles’s Wain in the north &c. Ib. אם אינו … בר׳ וכ׳ if you do not know how to square it in accordance with the cardinal points &c.; a. e.
רִיבּוּעַ
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רִיבּוּעַ , רִבּ׳ m. ( רָבַע ) a square . Zeb. 62ᵃ קרן … ור׳ מעכבין the horn, the ascent, the foundation, and the square shape are indispensable…
References
- Jastrow, רָבַע 1
- Zevachim 62a:8
- Zevachim 108b:15
- Tosefta Eiruvin 6:14
- Eruvin 56a:4