Vayeishev 40:16 · unit 2

Parashas Vayeishev · Passuk 40:16

The Complete Passuk

וַיַּ֥רְא שַׂר־הָאֹפִ֖ים כִּ֣י ט֣וֹב פָּתָ֑ר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אַף־אֲנִי֙ בַּחֲלוֹמִ֔י וְהִנֵּ֗ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה סַלֵּ֥י חֹרִ֖י עַל־רֹאשִֽׁי׃

When the chief baker saw how favorably he had interpreted, he said to Joseph, “In my dream, similarly, there were three openwork basketsbopenwork baskets In contrast to others “baskets with white bread” or “white baskets”; meaning of Heb. ḥori uncertain. on my head.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Beitzah 22b / on חרי.

Sefaria — Beitzah 22b / on חרי

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
סַלֵּי חֹרִי — מִכָּאן רֶמֶז לְחָרִי שֶׁהֵם חֲרָרוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת.

English: “Baskets of chori” — from here a hint to chori, meaning large thick loaves.

On the daf / in context: The unusual word is taken as a peg for the discussion of thick loaves baked on Yom Tov.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. A rare noun supplies a lexical hook for a baking din.

What Is Learned

“Sallei chori” alludes to substantial loaves; the term enters the Yom Tov baking discussion.