Derasha 136 on Vayikra 11:16

TT #137 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 16

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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 64b.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 64b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

וְאֶת בַּת הַיַּעֲנָה. אָמַר חִזְקִיָּה, מִנַּיִן לְבֵיצַת טְמֵאָה שֶׁהִיא אֲסוּרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְאֶת בַּת הַיַּעֲנָה, וְכִי בַת יֵשׁ לָהּ לַיַּעֲנָה? אֶלָּא זוֹ בֵּיצַת טְמֵאָה.

Type of Learning

Textual inference — The unusual expression “daughter of the ostrich” is interpreted as referring to the egg of an impure bird.

What Is Learned

The phrase “daughter of the ostrich” is read as a derivation concerning the egg of a forbidden bird.