Ki Seitzei 22:12 · unit 2
TT #213 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:12
The Complete Passuk
גְּדִלִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֑ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֛ע כַּנְפ֥וֹת כְּסוּתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּכַסֶּה־בָּֽהּ׃
You shall make yourself twisted cords on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself.
Chabad.org — 22:12
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Menachot.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
עַל אַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת – פְּרָט לְבֶגֶד שֶׁל שָׁלֹשׁ אוֹ שֶׁל חָמֵשׁ.
English: “On the four corners” — excluding a garment of three or of five corners.
On the daf / in context: The obligation applies only to a garment that has exactly four corners.
Type of Learning
Limiting derash on “arba kanfot.”
What Is Learned
Only a four-cornered garment requires tzitzit.