Ki Seitzei 22:14 · unit 2

TT #225 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:14

The Complete Passuk

וְשָׂ֥ם לָהּ֙ עֲלִילֹ֣ת דְּבָרִ֔ים וְהוֹצִ֥א עָלֶ֖יהָ שֵׁ֣ם רָ֑ע וְאָמַ֗ר אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לָקַ֔חְתִּי וָאֶקְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יהָ וְלֹא־מָצָ֥אתִי לָ֖הּ בְּתוּלִֽים׃

And he makes up charges against her and brings out an evil name against her, and says: “I took this woman, and when I came near to her I did not find in her the signs of virginity.”

Chabad.org — 22:14

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Ketubot.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהוֹצִא עָלֶיהָ שֵׁם רָע – זוֹ הוֹצָאַת שֵׁם רָע.

English: “And brings out an evil name against her” — this is the prohibition of motzi shem ra.

On the daf / in context: The verse is the source of the specific prohibition and its consequences.

Type of Learning

Identification of the lav of motzi shem ra.

What Is Learned

Falsely defaming a bride as having been unchaste is the prohibition of motzi shem ra.