Derasha 237 on Vayikra 11:41

TT #237 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 41

The Complete Passuk

וְכָל־הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל־הָאָרֶץ שֶׁקֶץ הוּא לֹא יֵאָכֵל:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “The creeping thing that creeps”: an egg whose white and yolk are mixed is known to be a creeping-creature egg; if it has developed and one eats it, one is liable for the prohibition of creeping things.

Source Citation

Chullin 64a.

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ. תַּנְיָא, בֵּיצָה שֶׁחֶלְבּוֹן וְחַלְמוֹן מְעֹרָבִין זֶה בָּזֶה, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁהִיא בֵּיצַת הַשֶּׁרֶץ, לְמַאי הִלְכְתָא? אָמַר רָבָא, שֶׁאִם רִקְּמָהּ וַאֲכָלָהּ לוֹקֶה עָלֶיהָ מִשּׁוּם הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ.

Type of Learning

Halachic application — The Chazal applies the verse’s wording to establish the stated rule.

What Is Learned

The developed sheretz egg is included in the prohibition.