Derasha 225 on Vayikra 11:39

TT #225 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 39

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וְכִי יָמוּת מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר־הִיא לָכֶם לְאָכְלָה הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּנִבְלָתָהּ יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָרֶב:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “When it dies”: a carcass conveys impurity while moist, but not once it is dry, because the verse speaks of a state resembling death.

Source Citation

Niddah 56a.

E-Daf.com — Niddah 56a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְכִי יָמוּת. תַּנְיָא, אֵין הַנְּבֵלָה מְטַמְּאָה אֶלָּא כְּשֶׁהִיא לַחָה וְלֹא כְּשֶׁהִיא יְבֵשָׁה, דְּאָמַר קְרָא וְכִי יָמוּת – כְּעֵין מִיתָה.

Type of Learning

Textual definition — The Chazal derives the stated rule from the wording and comparison in the verse.

What Is Learned

The carcass impurity described here applies while moist.