Ki Seitzei 25:06 · unit 3

TT #686 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:06

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֗ה הַבְּכוֹר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּלֵ֔ד יָק֕וּם עַל־שֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו הַמֵּ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And it shall be that the firstborn that she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, so that his name shall not be blotted out from Israel.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yevamot 24a / 40a.

TT lemma: יָקוּם עַל שֵׁם אָחִיו הַמֵּת.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

יָקוּם עַל שֵׁם אָחִיו הַמֵּת – לְנַחֲלָה.

English: “He shall succeed to the name of his dead brother” — with respect to inheritance.

On the daf / in context: The “name” that is established is the deceased brother’s share in the paternal inheritance, which passes to the yavam.

Type of Learning

Derash identifying “name” with inheritance.

What Is Learned

The yavam who performs yibbum inherits the deceased brother’s share of the father’s estate.