## Zevachim Daf 22a

###### Zevachim 22a:1
[Zevachim 22a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:1)

בֵּין שֶׁאֵין בָּהֶן רְבִיעִית; וּבִלְבַד שֶׁיְּהוּ כְּלֵי שָׁרֵת!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**or they cannot hold a quarter***-log* of water, **provided that they are service vessels.** Apparently, the Basin need not hold so much water.


###### Zevachim 22a:2
[Zevachim 22a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:2)

אָמַר רַב אַדָּא בַּר אַחָא: בְּקוֹדֵחַ בְּתוֹכוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Adda bar Aḥa says:** The *baraita* is referring to a case **where one drills** a hole **in** the Basin and places a much smaller vessel at the hole as a conduit for the water. Even if that vessel is very small, the priest may sanctify his hands and feet from it, provided that there is enough water in the Basin for four priests.


###### Zevachim 22a:3
[Zevachim 22a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:3)

וְהָא ״מִמֶּנּוּ״ אָמַר רַחֲמָנָא! ״יִרְחָצוּ״ – לְרַבּוֹת כְּלִי שָׁרֵת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **But doesn’t the Merciful One state** that the priests must wash their hands and feet **“from it,”** i.e., from the Basin and not from another vessel? The Gemara responds: The following verse repeats the phrase **“they should wash,” to include** any **service vessel.**


###### Zevachim 22a:4
[Zevachim 22a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:4)

אִי הָכִי, כְּלִי חוֹל נָמֵי! אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: כְּלִי חוֹל לָא מָצֵית אָמְרַתְּ, מִקַּל וָחוֹמֶר מִכַּנּוֹ; וּמָה כַּנּוֹ, שֶׁנִּמְשַׁח עִמּוֹ – אֵינוֹ מְקַדֵּשׁ; כְּלִי חוֹל, שֶׁאֵינוֹ נִמְשָׁח עִמּוֹ – אֵינוֹ דִּין שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְקַדֵּשׁ?!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara challenges: **If so,** then it should be permitted for a priest to use **a non-sacred vessel as well. Abaye says: You cannot say** that a priest may sanctify his hands and feet from **a non-sacred vessel,** since the matter may be derived **by *a fortiori*** inference **from** the *halakha* concerning **the base of** the Basin: **And just as its base, which was anointed along with it** (see Exodus 40:11), **is** still **not** fit for a priest to **sanctify** his hands and feet with water from it, then with regard to **a non-sacred vessel, which was not anointed along with** the Basin, **is it not right that it is not** fit for a priest to **sanctify** his hands and feet with water from it?


###### Zevachim 22a:5
[Zevachim 22a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:5)

וְכַנּוֹ מְנָלַן? דְּתַנְיָא, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: יָכוֹל יְהֵא כַּנּוֹ מְקַדֵּשׁ כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁהַכִּיּוֹר מְקַדֵּשׁ? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: ״וְעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וְכַנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת״ – לִנְחֹשֶׁת הִקַּשְׁתִּיו וְלֹא לְדָבָר אַחֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara clarifies: **And from where do we** derive that water from **the base of** the Basin is unfit? **As it is taught** in a *baraita* that **Rabbi Yehuda says:** One **might** have thought that water from **its base should be** fit for priests to **sanctify** their hands and feet **just as** water from **the Basin** itself is fit to **sanctify** their hands and feet. Therefore, **the verse states: “You shall also make a Basin of copper, and the base thereof of copper”** (Exodus 30:18). The verse indicates that **I have equated** the base and the Basin only **with regard to** the requirement that they both be made of **copper, but not for another matter.** Rather, the base, unlike the Basin, is unfit for sanctification.


###### Zevachim 22a:6
[Zevachim 22a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:6)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ מָר זוּטְרָא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב מָרִי לְרָבִינָא: מָה לְכַנּוֹ – שֶׁאֵין עָשׂוּי לְתוֹכוֹ; תֹּאמַר בִּכְלִי חוֹל – שֶׁעָשׂוּי לְתוֹכוֹ?! אֶלָּא ״מִמֶּנּוּ״ – לְמַעוֹטֵי כְּלִי חוֹל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Mar Zutra, son of Rav Mari, said to Ravina:** The *a fortiori* inference can be refuted: **What** is notable **about its base?** It is notable **in that its inside is not made for** use, as it is to be used only as a stand. Will **you say** that the *halakha* is the same **for a non-sacred vessel,** concerning **which its inside is made for** use? **Rather,** one must say that the term **“from it”** serves **to exclude a non-sacred vessel.**


###### Zevachim 22a:7
[Zevachim 22a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:7)

אִי הָכִי, כְּלִי שָׁרֵת נָמֵי! הָא רַבִּי רַחֲמָנָא ״יִרְחָצוּ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara challenges: **If so,** “from it” should exclude **a service vessel as well.** The Gemara responds: **But the Merciful One amplifies** the *halakha* with the term **“they should wash,”** to include a service vessel.


###### Zevachim 22a:8
[Zevachim 22a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:8)

וּמָה רָאִיתָ? זֶה טָעוּן מְשִׁיחָה כָּמוֹהוּ, וְזֶה אֵין טָעוּן מְשִׁיחָה כָּמוֹהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And what did you see** that led you to include a service vessel and exclude a non-sacred vessel, rather than the reverse? The Gemara responds: **This,** a service vessel, **requires anointing like** the Basin when the Tabernacle is raised (see Exodus, chapter 40), **and that,** a non-sacred vessel, **does not require anointing like** the Basin.


###### Zevachim 22a:9
[Zevachim 22a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:9)

אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: כׇּל הַמַּשְׁלִים לְמֵי מִקְוֶה – מַשְׁלִים לְמֵי כִיּוֹר. לִרְבִיעִית – אֵינוֹ מַשְׁלִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Reish Lakish says: Any** liquid **that** may be used to **complete** the requisite measure of **water for a ritual bath may complete** the requisite measure of **water for** the **Basin.** But **it may not complete** the **quarter***-log* required for ritual washing of the hands.


###### Zevachim 22a:10
[Zevachim 22a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:10)

לְמַעוֹטֵי מַאי? אִילֵּימָא לְמַעוֹטֵי טִיט הַנִדּוֹק – הֵיכִי דָמֵי? אִי דְּפָרָה שׁוֹחָה וְשׁוֹתָה מִמֶּנּוּ, אֲפִילּוּ לִרְבִיעִית נָמֵי! וְאִי אֵין פָּרָה שׁוֹחָה וְשׁוֹתָה מִמֶּנּוּ, אֲפִילּוּ לְמִקְוֶה נָמֵי אֵין מַשְׁלִים!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: This statement means **to exclude what** as unfit for completing the requisite measure for ritual washing of the hands? **If we say** that it means **to exclude liquefied clay,** there is a difficulty, as **what is** this clay **like? If** it is such **that a cow can kneel and drink from it,** it is considered water and should be fit **even to** complete the measure of **a quarter***-log* for ritual washing of the hands. **And if a cow cannot kneel and drink from it, it should not even** be fit to **complete** the requisite measure for **a ritual bath.**


###### Zevachim 22a:11
[Zevachim 22a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:11)

אֶלָּא לְמַעוֹטֵי יַבְחוּשִׁין אֲדוּמִּין – אֲפִילּוּ בְּעֵינַיְיהוּ נָמֵי! דְּהָא תַּנְיָא, רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: כֹּל שֶׁתְּחִילַּת בְּרִיָּיתוֹ מִן הַמַּיִם – מַטְבִּילִין בּוֹ; וְאָמַר רַב יִצְחָק בַּר אַבְדִּימִי: מַטְבִּילִין בְּעֵינוֹ שֶׁל דָּג!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** say that it means **to exclude red gnats** that originate and grow in water. This, too, is difficult, as **even by themselves** they may constitute the entire measure of the ritual bath, not only to complete a deficient measure of water; **as it is taught** in a *baraita*: **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says:** With regard to **anything that originates in the water, one may immerse in it,** since it is considered as though it were water. **And Rav Yitzḥak bar Avdimi says: One may immerse** even **in** liquefied **fish eye** of sufficient volume.


###### Zevachim 22a:12
[Zevachim 22a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:12)

אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: לְמַעוֹטֵי נָתַן סְאָה וְנָטַל סְאָה. דִּתְנַן: מִקְוֶה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ אַרְבָּעִים סְאָה מְכוָּּונוֹת; נָתַן סְאָה וְנָטַל סְאָה – הֲרֵי זֶה כָּשֵׁר. וְאָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה בַּר שֵׁילָא אָמַר רַב אַסִּי אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: עַד רוּבּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa says:** The statement of Reish Lakish means **to exclude** a case where **one added a *se’a* and removed a *se’a*, as we learned** in a mishna (*Mikvaot* 7:2): In the case of **a ritual bath that contains** the minimum measure of **exactly forty *se’a*** of water, and **one added a *se’a*** of liquid other than water, **and** then **removed a *se’a*** of the mixture, the ritual bath remains **fit.** The added liquid is considered nullified in the forty *se’a* of water, so that when one *se’a* of the mixture is removed, there still remain the requisite forty *se’a* of fit water. **And Rav Yehuda bar Sheila says** that **Rav Asi says** that **Rabbi Yoḥanan says** that this *halakha* applies **up to the greater part** of the measure of the ritual bath. Adding and removing such a liquid to the requisite measure for washing of the hands renders the water unfit.


###### Zevachim 22a:13
[Zevachim 22a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:13)

אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: אִם קָדַח בּוֹ רְבִיעִית – מַטְבִּילִין בּוֹ מְחָטִין וְצִינּוֹרִיּוֹת, הוֹאִיל וּמֵהֶכְשֵׁירָא דְּמִקְוֶה אָתֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa says: If one drilled in** the wall of a ritual bath, and the sides of the hole can hold **a quarter***-log* of liquid, **one may immerse** small vessels such as **needles and hooks in** the hole, even though it constitutes a space separate from the ritual bath, **since** the fitness of the water in the hole **derives from the fitness of** the water in **the ritual bath.** This *halakha* is parallel to the one discussed with regard to the Basin.


###### Zevachim 22a:14
[Zevachim 22a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:14)

אָמַר רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: מֵי מִקְוֶה כְּשֵׁירִים לְמֵי כִיּוֹר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Rabbi Yirmeya says** that **Reish Lakish says: Water of a ritual bath is fit to** be used as **water of** the **Basin.**


###### Zevachim 22a:15
[Zevachim 22a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:15)

לְמֵימְרָא דְּלָא מַיִם חַיִּים נִינְהוּ?! וְהָתַנְיָא: ״בְּמַיִם״ – וְלֹא בְּיַיִן, ״בְּמַיִם״ – וְלֹא בְּמָזוּג, ״בְּמַיִם״ – לְרַבּוֹת שְׁאָר מַיִם; וְקַל וָחוֹמֶר לְמֵי כִיּוֹר. מַאי קַל וָחוֹמֶר לְמֵי כִיּוֹר? לָאו דְּמַיִם חַיִּים נִינְהוּ?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Is this to say that** the water in the Basin **does not** need to be **flowing water,** i.e., spring water? **But isn’t it taught** in a *baraita*: The verse indicates that the innards of an offering must be washed: **“With water”** (Leviticus 1:9), **and not with wine; “with water,” and not with** wine **mixed** with water; **“with water,” to include other** types of **water,** even those that are not spring water. **And** it can be inferred ***a fortiori*** that **the water** used **for** the **Basin** may be used to wash the innards. **What** is the basis of the ***a fortiori*** inference that **the water** used **for the Basin** may also be used? Is it **not that it is** from a source of **flowing water** and therefore obviously fit for washing the innards?


###### Zevachim 22a:16
[Zevachim 22a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/22a:16)

לָא, (לִקְדּוֹשׁ) דְּקַדִּישׁ וְקַדִּישֵׁי מְעַלְּיוּתָא הִיא. וְהָא תָּנָא דְּבֵי שְׁמוּאֵל: ״מַיִם״ – שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם שֵׁם לְוַוי,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara responds: **No,** the *a fortiori* inference is based on the fact **that** the water used for the Basin is **sanctified** for the service. The Gemara asks: **But is sanctified** water **preferable,** given that the Torah stipulates simply “water”? **But didn’t Rabbi Shmuel teach:** The word **“water”** used in the verse denotes specifically water **whose** name **has no modifier;**