Commentary for Menachot 174:17

אמר ליה אינו מקדש איני והאמר רבי יוחנן לדברי האומר טפחיים ומחצה קופל נמצא שלחן מקדש חמשה עשר טפח למעלה לדברי האומר טפחיים קופל נמצא שלחן מקדש י"ב טפח למעלה

and according to the one who holds that two handbreadths [of each cake] were turned up [at either end], it will be seen that the table hallowed everything that was on it to a height to twelve handbreadths?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The table, according to R. Meir, was six handbreadths wide, thus only two handbreadths at each end of the cake, the amount that would be overlapping on either side, was turned up. The six cakes thus rose to a height of twelve handbreadths (6 X 2) above the table.');">¹⁶</span> - He replied, It would not hallow them so far as being offered upon the altar is concerned,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The table would not hallow the frankincense put upon its bare surface to that extent that it is permitted to be burnt upon the altar.');">¹⁷</span>

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