Pinchas 28:21 · unit 1 — “tenth tenth” includes a half-tenth measure
Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 28:21
The Complete Passuk
עִשָּׂרוֹן עִשָּׂרוֹן תַּעֲשֶׂה לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד לְשִׁבְעַת הַכְּבָשִׂים׃
A tenth of an ephah you shall prepare for each of the seven lambs.
Chabad.org — 28:21
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Menachos 87b
Sefaria — Menachos 87b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר עִשָּׂרוֹן עִשָּׂרוֹן – לְרַבּוֹת חֲצִי עִשָּׂרוֹן.
English: Why does it say “a tenth, a tenth”? To include a half-tenth.
Type of Learning
Expansion of the measure language.
What Is Learned
The doubled “isaron” authorizes the half-isaron vessel as well.