Derasha on Bo 12:15 — Torah Temimah note 16

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:15 · TT note 16

The Complete Passuk

שִׁבְעַ֤ת יָמִים֙ מַצּ֣וֹת תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ אַ֚ךְ בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן תַּשְׁבִּ֥יתוּ שְּׂאֹ֖ר מִבָּתֵּיכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י ׀ כׇּל־אֹכֵ֣ל חָמֵ֗ץ וְנִכְרְתָ֞ה הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁ הַהִוא֙ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִיּ֥וֹם הָרִאשֹׁ֖ן עַד־י֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:15, note 16 (on הַנֶּפֶשׁ) points to Chullin 120a.

Sefaria — Exodus 12:15
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:15
Sefaria — Chullin 120a
E-Daf — Chullin 120a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — via Torah Temimah (Chullin 120a)
הַנֶּפֶשׁ — לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַשּׁוֹתֶה.

English: “The soul” — to include one who drinks.

Type of Learning

Inclusion of drinking under the kares of eating chametz via the word נֶפֶשׁ.

What Is Learned

One who drinks chametz (e.g. dissolved) is included in the kares, not only one who eats solid food.