Vayeitzei 30-21 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 30:21

This page is an EXTRA derasha. It is not part of the main-ring PREV/NEXT chain.

The Complete Passuk

וְאַחַ֖ר יָלְדָ֣ה בַּ֑ת וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ דִּינָֽה׃

And afterwards she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah.

Classical sources beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Rashi / Chazal.

Lemma: דינה.

Core Text

דָּנָהּ בְּעַצְמָהּ – אִם זֶה זָכָר, לֹא תִּהְיֶה רָחֵל אֲחוֹתִי כְּאַחַת הַשְּׁפָחוֹת.

English: She judged herself: if this is a male, then Rachel my sister will not be like one of the maidservants.

On the daf / in context: Classical comment tightly bound to this passuk.

Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13.

She judged herself: if this is a male, then Rachel my sister will not be like one of the maidservants.