Pinchas 29:15 · unit 1 — dotted vav in first isaron of Sukkos — measuring restriction

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 29:15

The Complete Passuk

וְעִשָּׂרוֹן עִשָּׂרוֹן לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד לְאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר כְּבָשִׂים׃

And a tenth, a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs.

Chabad.org — 29:15

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Menachos 87b

Sefaria — Menachos 87b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, לָמָּה נָקוּד עַל וָ״ו שֶׁבָּאֶמְצַע עִשָּׂרוֹן שֶׁל עִשָּׂרוֹן רִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חַג, שֶׁלֹּא יִמְדֹּד לֹא בְּשֶׁל שָׁלֹשׁ לַפָּר וְלֹא בְּשֶׁל שְׁנַיִם לָאַיִל.

English: It was taught: R. Yose said, why is there a dot on the vav in the middle of “isaron” of the first isaron of the first Yom Tov of the festival? That one not measure with the three-[tenths vessel] for a bull nor with the two for a ram.

Type of Learning

Masoretic note with practical Temple law.

What Is Learned

The dotted letter guards against using the wrong measure.