What constitutes a city 'enclosed for dwelling purposes' (mukaf l'dirah) such that movement of out-of-techum objects is permitted throughout it?
Synopsis
The mukaf l'dirah standard determines whether a walled area counts as a single four-cubit zone for objects that exceeded their techum.
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