Derasha 4 on Bereishis 1:6

TT #30 · Parashas Bereishis · First Aliyah · Passuk 6

Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַמָּ֑יִם וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Chagigah 15a (verified).

E-Daf image (Chagigah 15a)

Core Text

Core Textוִיהִי מַבְדִּיל — וּבַמֶּה? אָמַר רַב אַחָא בַּר יַעֲקֹב: כִּמְלֹא נִימָא.
English of Core Text: “And let it divide” — and by how much? Rav Acha bar Yaakov said: By the thickness of a hair.
On the daf / in context: In the discussion of the firmament’s separating function, the Gemara asks the measure of the division and answers with a minimal thickness.
Type of Learning: Custom (measure of the separation)
What Is Learned: The dividing function of the firmament is by a hair’s breadth.