English: From where that the burning of the head is by itself and of the body by itself? As it is said, “and he shall cause it to go up in smoke.”
In the sugya: The singular “oto” after the separation effected by melikah is read as applying to each unit. The head is burned as one, the body as another; the verse’s language supports treating them as distinct for hakatarah.
Type of Learning
Diyuk of “oto” for separate hakatarah of head and body.
What Is Learned
Head and body of the bird olah are burned as separate units. The verse’s “ve-hiktir oto” after the act that divides them is the source for independent hakatarah of each part.