daf bit: Yoma 48

A mishna on yesterday's daf explains that the kohein gadol (high priest) takes two handfuls of incense (one in each hand) and places them in a ladle (which will later be poured out on the altar). There is much discussion in the g'mara about how he does this (with his fingertips? scooping as much as possible?), with some questions unresolved. The g'mara on today's daf asks if these are heaping scoops or levelled-off scoops, and the answer is neither -- they should be in the middle, generous but not heaping. The mishna also makes clear, by the way, that this measure is per the priest's size; the goal is not a fixed amount as in some other offerings but, rather, what this particular kohein gadol can hold in his hands. (mishna 47a, g'mara 48a)