Derasha 143 on Vayikra 11:19

TT #144 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 19

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וְאֵת הַחֲסִידָה הָאֲנָפָה לְמִינָהּ וְאֶת־הַדּוּכִיפַת וְאֶת־הָעֲטַלֵּף:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: the stork; the various kinds of heron; and the hoopoe, and the bat.

Source Citation

Chullin 63a.

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

וְאֶת הָאֲנָפָה. אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה, אֲנָפָה – זוֹ דַּיָּה רַגְזָנִית, וְלָמָּה נִקְרָא שְׁמָהּ אֲנָפָה? שֶׁמַּאֲנֶפֶת עִם חֲבֵרוֹתֶיהָ.

Type of Learning

Terminological identification — The bird-name anafah is identified through the traditional species terminology.

What Is Learned

The anafah is identified as an angry dayah, with its name explained through its behavior toward its fellows.