English: The kometz — its minority holds back its majority; why? Because the verse says “his full handful” twice.
In the sugya: The doubled language of “full handful” is taken to mean that even a small shortfall invalidates the entire kometz.
Type of Learning
Miyut of incomplete kometz — any missing portion invalidates the whole.
What Is Learned
If any required part of the kometz is missing, the whole is invalid. The Torah’s repeated insistence on a “full” handful teaches that a partial kometz does not suffice; the minority holds back the majority.