Chukas 19:16 · unit 4 — a limb severed from a corpse
Parashas Chukas · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 16
The Complete Passuk
וְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּ֜ע עַל־פְּנֵ֤י הַשָּׂדֶה֙ בַּֽחֲלַל־חֶ֔רֶב א֣וֹ בְמֵ֔ת אֽוֹ־בְעֶ֥צֶם אָדָ֖ם א֣וֹ בְקָ֑בֶר יִטְמָ֖א שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃
And whoever in the open field touches one who is slain with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
Chabad.org — 19:16
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Nazir 53b — “Or a dead body” — this is a limb severed from a corpse.
Sefaria — Nazir 53b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אוֹ בְמֵת – זֶה אֵבֶר הַנִּחְלָל מִן הַמֵּת.
English: “Or a dead body” — this is a limb severed from a corpse.
Type of Learning
Identification of “met” as including a severed limb.
What Is Learned
A limb that has been severed from a corpse conveys the same impurity as the whole corpse.