Commentary for Avodah Zarah 49:16
(שמואל א ט, כד) וירם הטבח את השוק והעליה וישם לפני שאול מאי והעליה ר' יוחנן אומר שוק ואליה מאי והעליה דמסמכא שוק לאליה
“And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it and set it before Saul” (I Samuel 9:24). What means, “that which was upon it’? R. Yohanan said: the thigh and the tail. And what does “that which was upon it” mean? The thigh which is next to the tail;
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The same three amoraim argue here over the meaning of the verse in which a cook gives a thigh of an animal that “that which was upon it” to Saul.
The “waving” here has to do with a sacrifice that has to be waved, the thigh and the breast together.
The “cap” seems to be the hip bone, or something in that area.
The “waving” here has to do with a sacrifice that has to be waved, the thigh and the breast together.
The “cap” seems to be the hip bone, or something in that area.
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