Chukas 19:16 · unit 7 — a quarter-kav of bones
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 bone of a man” — this is a quarter-kav of bones.
Sefaria — Nazir 53b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אוֹ בְעֶצֶם אָדָם – זֶה רֹבַע עֲצָמוֹת.
English: “Or a bone of a man” — this is a quarter-kav of bones.
Type of Learning
Quantification of the bone measure that conveys impurity.
What Is Learned
A quantity of bones amounting to a quarter-kav conveys corpse impurity.