English: What is a “first-offering”? The two loaves and the bikkurim.
In the sugya: The verse’s “first-offering” is identified with the two specific forms that contain seor or honey yet are still brought.
Type of Learning
Definition of korban reishit — the two loaves and the bikkurim.
What Is Learned
Korban reishit refers to the two loaves and the first-fruits. These are the offerings that the Torah permits even though they involve seor or honey, while still barring them from ascending as a reiach nichoach on the altar.