Noach 7:14 · unit 1

TT #27 · Parashas Noach · Second Aliyah · Passuk 7:14

The Complete Passuk

הֵ֜מָּה וְכָל־הַֽחַיָּ֣ה לְמִינָ֗הּ וְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ וְכָל־הָרֶ֛מֶשׂ הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וְכָל־הָע֣וֹף לְמִינֵ֔הוּ כֹּ֖ל צִפּ֥וֹר כָּל־כָּנָֽף׃

They, and every beast according to its kind, and every animal according to its kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind, and every bird according to its kind, every winged bird.

Chabad.org — 7:14

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin 139b (distinction between “tzippor” and “kanaf”).

Sefaria — Chullin 139b

E-Daf image — Chullin 139b (size=3)

Shas / HebrewBooks PDF of the daf

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כָּל צִפּוֹר כָּל כָּנָף — צִפּוֹר: טָהוֹר; כָּנָף: טָמֵא.

English: “Every bird, every wing” — “tzippor” refers to the pure species; “kanaf” refers to the impure.

On the daf / in context: The two terms are assigned to the two categories already known from the earlier distinction of pure and impure animals that entered the ark.

Type of Learning

Custom (assignment of the two avian terms to pure versus impure species).

What Is Learned

“Tzippor” designates the pure birds; “kanaf” designates the impure birds that also entered the ark.