Derasha 4 on Vayikra 2:14

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 14 · Unit 4 of 9

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־תַּקְרִ֛יב מִנְחַ֥ת בִּכּוּרִ֖ים לַיהֹוָ֑ה אָבִ֞יב קָל֤וּי בָּאֵשׁ֙ גֶּ֣רֶשׂ כַּרְמֶ֔ל תַּקְרִ֕יב אֵ֖ת מִנְחַ֥ת בִּכּוּרֶֽיךָ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 66b.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 66b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 66b
״אָבִיב קָלוּי בָּאֵשׁ״ — אָבִיב זֶה אָבִיב; קָלוּי בָּאֵשׁ — אֵין לְשׁוֹן קְלִי אֶלָּא דָּבָר אַחֵר: אֲבוּב שֶׁל קָלִי.

English: “Aviv roasted in fire” — aviv is the early grain; “roasted in fire” — the language of roasting points to a special roasting vessel.

In the sugya: The roasting process for the omer requires a dedicated fire-vessel rather than ordinary cooking.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of kalui ba-esh — the omer grain is roasted in a special fire-vessel.

What Is Learned

The omer grain is roasted in a special fire-vessel. The Torah’s language “roasted in fire” is taken to indicate a distinct procedure using a dedicated roasting implement (avuv shel kali).