Derasha 232 on Vayikra 11:39

TT #232 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 39

The Complete Passuk

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

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “Who touches its carcass”: the impurity is in the carcass itself, not in a sealed bone cavity whose contents cannot be touched.

Source Citation

Chullin 126a.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 126a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּנִבְלָתָהּ. בְּנִבְלָתָהּ וְלֹא בְּקוֹלִית סְתוּמָה...

Type of Learning

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

What Is Learned

A sealed bone cavity is excluded unless its contents are accessible.