Derasha 182 on Vayikra 11:32

TT #182 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 32

The Complete Passuk

וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם בְּמֹתָם יִטְמָא מִכָּל־כְּלִי־עֵץ אוֹ בֶגֶד אוֹ־עוֹר אוֹ־שָׂק כָּל־כְּלִי אֲשֶׁר־יֵעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה בָּהֶם בַּמַּיִם יוּבָא וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעֶרֶב וְטָהֵר:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “Or a garment or leather”: just as garment and leather mentioned with regard to a corpse refer to materials susceptible to impurity, so here the verse includes comparable materials.

Source Citation

Shabbos 64a.

E-Daf.com — Shabbos 64a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אוֹ בֶגֶד אוֹ עוֹר. מַה בֶּגֶד וְעוֹר הָאָמְרוּ בְּמֵת...

Type of Learning

Analogy — The text derives the scope of impurity through comparison of the categories named in the verse.

What Is Learned

The garment-and-hide rule is linked to the corresponding dead-body rule.