Derasha 2 on Bereishis 2:18

TT #100 · Parashas Bereishis · Second Aliyah · Passuk 18

Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹא־ט֛וֹב הֱי֥וֹת הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדּ֑וֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־לּ֥וֹ עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Yevamos 62b (verified).

E-Daf image (Yevamos 62b)

Core Text

Core Textאָמַר רַבִּי חֲנִילַאי: כָּל מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ אִשָּׁה שָׁרוּי בְּלֹא טוֹבָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר לֹא טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ.
English of Core Text: Rabbi Chanilai said: Anyone who has no wife dwells without goodness, as it is said “It is not good that the man should be alone.”
On the daf / in context: A stronger formulation: absence of a wife is absence of “tov” itself.
Type of Learning: Custom (wife as the presence of “tov”)
What Is Learned: Without a wife a man is without goodness.