Ki Seitzei 22:14 · unit 4

TT #227 · 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
וְלֹא מָצָאתִי לָהּ בְּתוּלִים – טַעֲנַת בְּתוּלִים.

English: “And I did not find in her the signs of virginity” — the claim of virginity.

On the daf / in context: This is the classic ta’anat betulim that opens the discussion in Ketubot.

Type of Learning

Identification of the legal claim.

What Is Learned

The husband’s statement is the formal claim of lack of virginity signs.