Vayikra 5:19 · unit 1

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:19 · Unit 1 of 2

Complete Passuk

אָשָׁם הוּא אָשֹׁם אָשַׁם לַיהוָה׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Zevachim 5b.

Sefaria — Zevachim 5b
E-Daf · Zevachim 5b

Core Text — Zevachim 5b

אָשָׁם הוּא — אָשָׁם שֶׁנִּתַּק לִרְעִיָּה וּשְׁחָטוֹ לְשֵׁם עוֹלָה כָּשֵׁר; בְּהוֹיָתוֹ יְהֵא.

“It is an asham” — an asham that has been reassigned to grazing (owner died / lost and replaced) may be slaughtered as an olah; otherwise it must remain an asham.

In the sugya: Once an asham has been formally diverted to grazing (because the original owner died or a replacement was designated and the first was found), it may be offered as an olah. Until that reassignment, the animal must retain its asham designation.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of “hu” — in its proper state the animal remains an asham.

What Is Learned

Only after formal reassignment to grazing may the animal be offered under a different designation. An ordinary asham that has not been diverted must be slaughtered as an asham; slaughter for the sake of an olah would be invalid.

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