Derasha 3 on Acharei Mos 18:23

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:23

The Complete Passuk

וּבְכׇל־בְּהֵמָ֛ה לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן שְׁכׇבְתְּךָ֖ לְטׇמְאָה־בָ֑הּ וְאִשָּׁ֗ה לֹֽא־תַעֲמֹ֞ד לִפְנֵ֧י בְהֵמָ֛ה לְרִבְעָ֖הּ תֶּ֥בֶל הֽוּא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Nedarim 51a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Nedarim 51a
תבל הוא — אמר ליה בר קפרא לרבי: מאי תבל הוא? תבלין יש בה.

English: “It is tevel” — Bar Kappara to Rabbi: what is tevel? It has seasoning (a play on the word).

Type of Learning

Aggadic reading of tevel

What Is Learned

The unusual term is given a word-play exposition alongside its legal force as a characterization of the act.