Reeh 14:4 · unit 1

TT #196 · Parashas Reeh · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 14:4

The Complete Passuk

זֹ֥את הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאכֵ֑לוּ שׁ֕וֹר שֵׂ֥ה כְשָׂבִ֖ים וְשֵׂ֥ה עִזִּֽים׃

These are the animals that you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat.

Chabad.org — 14:4

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin.

Sefaria — Chullin

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
זֹאת הַבְּהֵמָה – וּכְתִיב בָּתְרֵיהּ שׁוֹר שֵׂה כְשָׂבִים אַיָּל וּצְבִי וְיַחְמוּר – מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהַחַיָּה בִּכְלַל בְּהֵמָה.

English: “These are the animals” — and afterward the verse lists the ox, the sheep, the deer, the gazelle and the roebuck — this teaches that wild animals are included within the category of “beheimah.”

On the daf / in context: Because the list begins with domestic animals and continues with wild ones under the heading “beheimah,” the signs of purity that apply to domestic animals apply to wild animals as well.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Chullin) — chayah is included in beheimah for the signs of kashrus.

What Is Learned

Wild animals are included in the category of “beheimah” and therefore share the same signs of ritual purity.