Derasha 135 on Vayikra 11:16

TT #136 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 16

The Complete Passuk

וְאֵת בַּת הַיַּעֲנָה וְאֶת־הַתַּחְמָס וְאֶת־הַשָּׁחַף וְאֶת־הַנֵּץ לְמִינֵהוּ:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: the owl, the nighthawk, the seagull; the various kinds of hawk;

Source Citation

Chullin 63a.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 63a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

כָּל עֹרֵב לְמִינוֹ. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, עֹרֵב – זֶה עֹרֵב אָכְמִי, כָּל עֹרֵב – לְהָבִיא עֹרֵב הָעַמִּיקִי, לְמִינוֹ – לְהָבִיא עֹרֵב הַבָּא בְּרָאשֵׁי יוֹנִים.

Type of Learning

Classification — “Each raven according to its kind” extends the prohibition to related raven species.

What Is Learned

The repeated wording extends the prohibition to additional raven-like species, including the specified variants.