Shelach 15:38 · unit 4 — techeiles thread on the corner
Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 38
The Complete Passuk
… וְנָֽתְנ֛וּ עַל־צִיצִ֥ת הַכָּנָ֖ף פְּתִ֥יל תְּכֵֽלֶת׃
…and they shall put on the tzitzis of the corner a thread of techeiles.
Chabad.org — 15:38
Source Citation
Torah Temimah / Rashi: techeiles is the blue of the chilazon.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְנָתְנוּ עַל צִיצִת הַכָּנָף פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת — צֶבַע יָרֹק שֶׁל חִלָּזוֹן.
English: “And they shall put on the tzitzis of the corner a thread of techeiles” — the greenish-blue dye of the chilazon.
Type of Learning
Identity of techeiles.
What Is Learned
The blue thread is dyed with the blood of the chilazon; its presence fulfills the “petil techeiles” of the verse.