Derasha 191 on Vayikra 11:33

TT #191 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 33

The Complete Passuk

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”: an earthen vessel without an interior cavity has no back-side status.

Source Citation

Toras Kohanim.

Wikisource — Sifra, Shemini, Chapter 7

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֶל תּוֹכוֹ. כָּל שֶׁאֵין לוֹ תּוֹךְ בִּכְלִי חֶרֶס אֵין לוֹ אֲחוֹרַיִם.

Type of Learning

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

What Is Learned

An earthenware object without an interior lacks the corresponding back impurity.