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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 22:23/אבן עזרא על ויקרא כ״ב:כ״ג

אשרוע. כראשון: וקלוט הפכו והוא מגזרת עיר מקלט:

1TOO LONG. Saru’a (too long) has the same meaning as when first mentioned (Lev. 21:18).³⁶ TOO SHORT. Kalut (too short) is the opposite of saru’a (too long). Kalut is related to the word miklat (refuge) in the city of refuge (Josh. 21:13).³⁷ means compressed or held back. A city of refuge limits or holds the refugee back in that he may not leave.