Derasha 190 on Vayikra 11:33

TT #190 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 33

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וְכָל־כְּלִי־חֶרֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל מֵהֶם אֶל־תּוֹכוֹ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכוֹ יִטְמָא וְאֹתוֹ תִשְׁבֹּרוּ:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “Into its midst”: the four occurrences of the word teach several distinct rules concerning the interior of an earthen vessel, including that the interior of one vessel is not the interior of another.

Source Citation

Chullin 25a.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 25a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

אֶל תּוֹכוֹ. ד׳ תּוֹכוֹ כְּתִיבֵי, חַד לְגוּפֵיהּ וְחַד לִגְזֵרָה שָׁוָה, וְחַד לְלַמֵּד תּוֹכוֹ שֶׁל זֶה וְלֹא תּוֹכוֹ שֶׁל אַחֵר, וְחַד לְלַמֵּד תּוֹכוֹ וְלֹא תּוֹךְ תּוֹכוֹ.

Type of Learning

Textual analysis — The Chazal derives the stated rule directly from the wording of the verse.

What Is Learned

The repeated תוכו creates several distinctions, including תוך תוכו.

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