Derasha 147 on Vayikra 11:22

TT #149 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 22

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אֶת־אֵלֶּה מֵהֶם תֹּאכֵלוּ אֶת־הָאַרְבֶּה לְמִינוֹ וְאֶת־הַסָּלְעָם לְמִינֵהוּ וְאֶת־הַחַרְגֹּל לְמִינֵהוּ וְאֶת־הֶחָגָב לְמִינֵהוּ:

English: These you may eat among them: the various kinds of locust, the bald locust, the cricket, and the grasshopper.

Chullin 65a.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 65a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text

אֶת הָאַרְבֶּה וְגוֹ׳. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, אַרְבֶּה – זֶה גּוֹבַאי, סְלָעָם – זֶה רָשׁוֹן, חַרְגֹּל – זֶה נִפּוֹל, חָגָב – זֶה גָּדְיָן.

Terminological identification — The four named categories are identified with the traditional species names used by the sages.

The four named kosher locust types are identified by the rabbinic names given in the sugya.