Vayigash 47:22 · unit 1
Parashas Vayigash · Passuk 47:22
The Complete Passuk
רַ֞ק אַדְמַ֤ת הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ לֹ֣א קָנָ֔ה כִּי֩ חֹ֨ק לַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים מֵאֵ֣ת פַּרְעֹ֗ה וְאָֽכְל֤וּ אֶת־חֻקָּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן לָהֶם֙ פַּרְעֹ֔ה עַל־כֵּ֕ן לֹ֥א מָכְר֖וּ אֶת־אַדְמָתָֽם׃
Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed allotment from Pharaoh, and they ate their allotment that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Beitzah 16a .
TT lemma: ואכלו את חקם .
Sefaria — Beitzah 16a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מִכָּאן דְּחֹק לִישְׁנָא דְּמָזוֹנֵי הוּא.
English: From here we learn that “chok” is an expression of food/sustenance.
On the daf / in context: Beitzah uses the verse to establish the semantic range of the word “chok.”
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13 .
What Is Learned
The word “chok” in this verse denotes a fixed food allotment, establishing its meaning as sustenance.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Ashkenazi transliteration.