Derasha 101 on Vayikra 11:4

TT #101 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 4

The Complete Passuk

אַ֤ךְ אֶת־זֶה֙ לֹ֣א תֹֽאכְל֔וּ מִמַּֽעֲלֵי֙ הַגֵּרָ֔ה וּמִמַּפְרִסֵ֖י הַפַּרְסָ֑ה אֶת־הַגָּמָל כִּי־מַֽעֲלֵ֨ה גֵרָ֜ה ה֗וּא וּפַרְסָה אֵינֶ֣נּוּ מַפְרִ֔יס טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “The camel”: the repeated mention of the camel serves two prohibitions: the camel itself and its milk.

Source Citation

Chullin 6b.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 6b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

אֶת הַגָּמָל. תָּנָא, גָּמָל גָּמָל לָמָּה לִי, חַד לֶאֱסוֹר עַצְמוֹ וְחַד לֶאֱסוֹר חֶלְבּוֹ.

Type of Learning

Textual repetition — The Chazal derives the teaching from the wording or classification in the verse.

What Is Learned

The repeated mention prohibits both the camel itself and its milk.