Similarly, “I will not eat this cooking pot” ordinarily refers to the food prepared or held in the pot, not to consuming the vessel itself. The interpretation moves from the container to its contents.
Relationship: container and contained.
Why leave the literal sense? The cooking vessel is not itself the food being discussed.
Result: The statement is applied to the relevant food, not to the metal or earthen vessel.
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Literal and Figurative Meaning: Rules, Categories and Interpretive Indicators
Similarly, “I will not eat this cooking pot” ordinarily refers to the food prepared or held in the pot, not to consuming the vessel itself. The interpretation moves from the container to its contents.
Relationship: container and contained.
Why leave the literal sense? The cooking vessel is not itself the food being discussed.
Result: The statement is applied to the relevant food, not to the metal or earthen vessel.