What are the implications of the Lashon "ve'Chi Yipol ... "?
Chulin, 127b: It implies that the animal is dead and fit to fall 1 ? to preclude a limb or a piece of flesh that has come loose from a live animal but that is still sttached ? even by a hair's-breadth.
See Torah Temimah, note 153.
What is the translation of "Zera Zeru'a"?
Rashi and Targum Yonasan: The planting of various species of seeds'.
Why does the Torah add (otherwise superfluous) the words "Asher Yizare'a"?
Rashbam: To teach us that whatever is attached to the ground is Tahor. 1
Ba'al ha'Turim: It teaches us that Tamei seeds that are planted become Tahor. 2
Chulin, 117b #1 and Targum Onkelos: It means that the seeds (of wheat, barley or lentils - Chulin) 3 in question are with their husks the way they would be planted if they were dry ? Targum Yonasan), 4
Chulin, 117b #2: Refer to 11:37:1:3. And the Torah inserts the Lashon "Zera" three (additional) times ? one with regard to seeds, one, with regard to the fruit of trees and one, with regard to the Shomer of meat, eggs and fish. 5
See also Targum Yonasan.
See Ba'al ha'Turim.
Chulin, 117b: To teach us that a Shomer (See Torah Temimah, note 154) combines together with the food - even though in itself it is not edible - to make up the Shi'ir ke'Beitzah of Tamei Tum'as Ochlin.
See Torah Temimah, note 155 as to what is considered a Shomer.
What is this Pasuk coming to teach us?
Why do we need two Pesukim (here and in Pasuk 34) to teach us the Hechsher of b'Chi Yutan)?
Ramban #1 and Moshav Zekenim #1 (citing the Sifra): The earlier Pasuk is referring to food receiving Tum'ah from an earthenware vessel, whereas here it is referring to receiving Tum'ah from the Sheretz itself.
Ramban #2 and Moshav Zekenim #2: Whereas the earlier Pasuk is referring to meat and other food becoming b'Chi Yutan, here it is referring to [edible] seeds that one intends to plant.
