Derasha 139 on Vayikra 11:18

TT #140 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 18

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶת־הַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶת וְאֶת־הַקָּאָ֖ת וְאֶת־הָרָחָֽם׃

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: the white owl, the desert owl, the ibis;

Source Citation

Chullin 63a.

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

וְאֶת הַתִּנְשֶׁמֶת. תִּנְשֶׁמֶת – זוֹ בָּאוֹת שֶׁבָּעוֹפוֹת וְזוֹ הִיא קִפּוֹף.

Type of Learning

Terminological identification — The traditional identification distinguishes the bird-name tinshémet among the forbidden birds.

What Is Learned

The bird called tinshames is identified with the species described by the sages as the kipof.