Derasha 3 on Vayikra 2:4

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 4 · Unit 3 of 4

The Complete Passuk

וְכִ֥י תַקְרִ֛ב קָרְבַּ֥ן מִנְחָ֖ה מַאֲפֵ֣ה תַנּ֑וּר סֹ֣לֶת חַלּ֤וֹת מַצֹּת֙ בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֥ים בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah, on 2:4 (maafeh tanur — not other ovens).

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim, Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah
״מַאֲפֵה תַנּוּר״ — וְלֹא מַאֲפֵה כּוּפָח וְלֹא מַאֲפֵה רְעָפִים וְלֹא מַאֲפֵה יוֹרוֹת הָעַרְבִיִּים.

English: “Baked in an oven” — and not baked on a kupach, nor on tiles, nor in Arabian pots.

In Sifra: The specific term “oven” excludes other common baking surfaces that were in use.

Type of Learning

Miyut of the oven type — only a proper tanur qualifies for this form of minchah.

What Is Learned

Only a proper tanur qualifies; alternative baking surfaces are excluded. The Sifra reads “baked in an oven” as limiting the preparation to a genuine oven and excluding baking on a kupach, on tiles, or in the pots associated with Arabian practice.