Pinchas 26:54 · unit 2 — “ish” excludes women, tumtum, and androgynos
Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 26:54
The Complete Passuk
לָרַב תַּרְבֶּה נַחֲלָתוֹ וְלַמְעַט תַּמְעִיט נַחֲלָתוֹ אִישׁ לְפִי פְקֻדָיו יֻתַּן נַחֲלָתוֹ׃
To the many you shall increase his inheritance, and to the few you shall decrease his inheritance; each according to those counted of him shall his inheritance be given.
Chabad.org — 26:54
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Sifrei
Sefaria — Sifrei
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אִישׁ – וְלֹא נָשִׁים וְלֹא טֻמְטוּם וְאַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס.
English: “Man” — and not women, and not a tumtum or androgynos.
Type of Learning Exclusion from the primary inheritance language.
What Is Learned The verse’s “ish” limits the direct allocation formula to typical male heads of count.
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