Derasha 148 on Vayikra 11:22

TT #150 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 22

The Complete Passuk

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

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

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

Source Citation

Chullin 65a.

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

לְמִינוֹ וְגוֹ׳. מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר לְמִינוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ לְמִינֵהוּ לְמִינֵהוּ אַרְבַּע פְּעָמִים? לְהָבִיא צִפּוֹרֶת כְּרָמִים וְיוֹחָנָה יְרוּשַׁלְמִית וְהָעַרְצוּבְיָא וְהָרַזְבָנִית.

Type of Learning

Textual extension — The repeated phrase “according to its kind” four times extends the permission to additional recognized species.

What Is Learned

The repeated “according to its kind” language expands the list to additional species sharing the required signs.