Shoftim 18:03 · unit 2
TT #123 · Parashas Shoftim · Third Aliyah · Passuk 18:03
The Complete Passuk
וְזֶ֡ה יִהְיֶה֩ מִשְׁפַּ֨ט הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים מֵאֵ֣ת הָעָ֗ם מֵאֵ֛ת זֹבְחֵ֥י הַזֶּ֖בַח אִם־שׁ֣וֹר אִם־שֶׂ֑ה וְנָתַן֙ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן הַזְּרֹ֥עַ וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם וְהַקֵּבָֽה׃
And this shall be the due of the kohanim from the people, from those who slaughter the sacrifice, whether ox or sheep: he shall give the kohen the foreleg, the jaws, and the maw.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Chullin 132a .
TT lemma: וְהַלְּחָיַיִם .
Sefaria — Chullin 132a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְהַלְּחָיַיִם – מִן הַפֶּרֶק שֶׁל לֶחִי עַד הַפִּקָּה שֶׁל קָנֶה.
English: ‘And the jaws’ – from the joint of the jaw until the ring of the windpipe.
On the daf / in context: Precise definition of the portion of the head given to the kohen.
Type of Learning
Derash defining the anatomical boundary (Bavli) — the jaws include a defined section of the head and neck.
What Is Learned
The jaws given to the kohen are a defined portion of the animal’s head, from the jaw joint to the windpipe ring.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.