Vayikra 11:5 — EXTRA

Extra · Additional classical source for a Torah Temimah-silent passuk

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶת־הַשָּׁפָ֗ן כִּי־מַֽעֲלֵ֤ה גֵרָה֙ ה֔וּא וּפַרְסָ֖ה לֹ֣א יַפְרִ֑יס טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

Source Citation

Rashbam on Vayikra 11:3–5.

Sefaria — Rashbam on Vayikra 11:3

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מפרסת פרסה: ציפורן אחת כעין מנעל ולא ציפורנים בכל אצבע כארנבת ושפן. ושסעת שסע: מובדלת הפרסה לשנים ולא פרסה אחת שלימה כסוס וחמור.

English: Rashbam defines a split hoof as a single nail-like hoof divided into two parts, rather than several separate toes or one solid hoof.

Type of Learning

Textual definition — The source interprets the verse through its wording and context.

What Is Learned

Rashbam clarifies the physical signs that define the permitted land animals: the hoof must be a single hoof-like structure rather than separate claws on each toe, as with the animals named in this section, and the hoof must be divided into two.