Derasha 1 on Vayikra 27:28
Parashas Bechukosai · cherem · Passuk 28 · Unit 1
אַךְ־כָּל־חֵ֡רֶם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַחֲרִם֩ אִ֨ישׁ לַֽיהֹוָ֜ה מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֗וֹ מֵאָדָ֤ם וּבְהֵמָה֙ וּמִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ לֹ֥א יִמָּכֵ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יִגָּאֵ֑ל כָּל־חֵ֕רֶם קֹֽדֶשׁ־קָֽדָשִׁ֥ים ה֖וּא לַיהֹוָֽה׃
Source Citation
Torah Temimah on the irrevocability of cherem (full audit pending for exact baraisa).
Core Text
כָּל־חֵרֶם… לֹא יִמָּכֵר וְלֹא יִגָּאֵל — כָּל־חֵרֶם קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים הוּא לַיהֹוָה.
English: Any devoted thing… shall not be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to Hashem.
Type of Learning
Irrevocability derasha of cherem.
What Is Learned
Unlike ordinary hekdesh (redeemable, often with a fifth), cherem is permanently sacred.