Vayikra 5:15 · unit 4

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah · Passuk 5:15 · Unit 4 of 11

Complete Passuk

נֶפֶשׁ כִּי־תִמְעֹל מַעַל וְחָטְאָה בִּשְׁגָגָה מִקָּדְשֵׁי יְהוָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַיהוָה אַיִל תָּמִים מִן־הַצֹּאן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּסֶף־שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶׁקֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְאָשָׁם׃

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Meilah 19a.

Sefaria — Meilah 19a · E-Daf

Core Text — Meilah 19a
תִּמְעֹל מַעַל — לְרַבּוֹת אֲפִלּוּ הַמּוֹצִיא מִקֹּדֶשׁ לְקֹדֶשׁ.

“Tim’ol ma’al” — to include even one who transfers from one sacred domain to another sacred domain.

In the sugya: The doubled language is further expanded to cover transfers from one form of hekdesh to another. Even when the destination remains sacred, the unauthorized change of designation can constitute me’ilah.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of sacred-to-sacred misuse — transferring from one hekdesh to another.

What Is Learned

Misdesignating one hekdesh for a different sacred purpose can still be sacrilege. Me’ilah is not limited to transfers into the ordinary domain; an unauthorized shift between sacred domains is also included.