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Neither is this substance sanctified without that, nor is that sanctified without this. Rather, any meal offering that requires oil and frankincense is sanctified by a service vessel only when the flour, oil, and frankincense are all placed in the same vessel at the same time.
The Talmud asks: And according to the opinion of R' Ḥanina, for what purpose was the vessel that measured a tenth of an ephah anointed, making it possible for it to sanctify items placed inside it? This vessel was fashioned only for measuring flour, and according to R' Ḥanina the flour is not sanct
The Talmud further asks: And for what purpose was the vessel that measured one log of oil anointed? After all, according to R' Ḥanina oil for a meal offering cannot be sanctified by itself. The Talmud explains: It was anointed for the purpose of sanctifying the log of oil of a metzora, which is no
The Talmud notes: And Shmuel also holds in accordance with this statement of Rav, that a service vessel sanctifies the flour of a meal offering even without its oil, as we learned in a Mishnah (Zevaḥim 88a): The vessels used for liquids sanctify only the liquids, and the vessels that serve as dry m
And Shmuel says with regard to this Mishnah: They taught that vessels used for liquids do not sanctify dry goods only with regard to vessels used as measures. But bowls that are used for collecting and tossing the blood of offerings sanctify the dry goods as well, as it is stated with regard to the