Derasha on Bo 12:9 — Torah Temimah note 3

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:9 · TT note 3

The Complete Passuk

אַל־תֹּאכְל֤וּ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ נָ֔א וּבָשֵׁ֥ל מְבֻשָּׁ֖ל בַּמָּ֑יִם כִּ֣י אִם־צְלִי־אֵ֔שׁ רֹאשׁ֥וֹ עַל־כְּרָעָ֖יו וְעַל־קִרְבּֽוֹ׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:9, note 3 (on נָא) points to Pesachim 41a.

Sefaria — Exodus 12:9
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:9
Sefaria — Pesachim 41a
E-Daf — Pesachim 41a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 41a
הֵיכִי דָּמֵי נָא? אָמַר רַב: כִּדְאָמְרִי פָּרְסָאֵי: אֲבַרְנִים.

English: What is the case of “na”? Rav said: As the Persians say “abarnim” — [meat that has only begun to take the fire, lightly roasted and not yet fit to eat].

Type of Learning

Lexical definition of the forbidden state of underdone roast.

What Is Learned

“Na” means meat only lightly touched by the fire, not yet properly roasted.