Sheviis 7:1 — The great rule: what has Sheviis and biur

The Lived Mishnah·A Zeman Nakat Project
Audio · Listen with Ephraim Diamond
Listen with Ephraim Diamond · 9:04 0:00 / 9:04
0:00
9:04
Speed
Click any Hebrew phrase above to jump to where Ephraim reads it · Highlight holds while he discusses each phrase
ZeraimSederסדרזְרָעִים
SheviisMesechtaמסכתשביעית
7Perekפרקז׳
1Mishnahמשנהא׳
נושא · Topicכְּלָל גָּדוֹל בַּשְּׁבִיעִיתThe great rule: what has Sheviis and biur
This Mishnah is:drawing the boundarywhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ז׳:א׳ · Sheviis 7:1
כְּלָל גָּדוֹל אָמְרוּ בַּשְּׁבִיעִית,
כָּל שֶׁהוּא מַאֲכַל אָדָם וּמַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה, וּמִמִּין הַצּוֹבְעִים, וְאֵינוֹ מִתְקַיֵּם בָּאָרֶץ,
יֶשׁ לוֹ שְׁבִיעִית וּלְדָמָיו שְׁבִיעִית,
יֶשׁ לוֹ בִּעוּר וּלְדָמָיו בִּעוּר.
וְאֵיזֶה זֶה,
עֲלֵה הַלּוּף הַשּׁוֹטֶה, וַעֲלֵה הַדַּנְדַּנָּה, הָעֻלְשִׁין, וְהַכְּרֵשִׁין, וְהָרְגִילָה, וְנֵץ הֶחָלָב.
וּמַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה,
הַחוֹחִים וְהַדַּרְדָּרִים.
וּמִמִּין הַצּוֹבְעִים,
סְפִיחֵי אִסְטִיס, וְקוֹצָה.
יֶשׁ לָהֶם שְׁבִיעִית וְלִדְמֵיהֶן שְׁבִיעִית,
יֶשׁ לָהֶם בִּעוּר וְלִדְמֵיהֶן בִּעוּר:
A great rule they stated concerning Sheviis:
anything that is human food, or animal food, or of the dye-producing species, and does not endure in the ground -
it has Sheviis [sanctity], and its proceeds have Sheviis [sanctity];
it is subject to biur, and its proceeds are subject to biur.
And what is this?
the leaf of wild arum, the leaf of mint, chicory, leeks, purslane, and star-of-Bethlehem.
And animal food:
thorns and thistles.
And of the dye-producing species:
aftergrowths of woad, and safflower.
they have Sheviis, and their proceeds have Sheviis;
they are subject to biur, and their proceeds are subject to biur:
A reading aid, not an exact translation.

This English is a clause-by-clause rendering to help you follow the Hebrew. It is not word-for-word literal, and it is not a transcript of the recorded shiur — the audio carries explanation and context the translation deliberately leaves out.

case/objectrestrictive rulingconditiongeneral rule
Structure
The Mishnah's Structure▾
כְּלָל גָּדוֹל אָמְרוּ בַּשְּׁבִיעִית מַאֲכַל אָדָם food for people מַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה food for animals מִמִּין הַצּוֹבְעִים a source of dye אֵינוֹ מִתְקַיֵּם בָּאָרֶץ does not last in the ground מִתְקַיֵּם בָּאָרֶץ lasts in the ground Mishnah 7:1 יֶשׁ לוֹ שְׁבִיעִית וּלְדָמָיו שְׁבִיעִית יֶשׁ לוֹ בִּעוּר וּלְדָמָיו בִּעוּר sheviis and biur — the money too Mishnah 7:2 יֶשׁ לוֹ שְׁבִיעִית וּלְדָמָיו שְׁבִיעִית אֵין לוֹ בִּעוּר וְלֹא לְדָמָיו בִּעוּר sheviis — but no biur
Summary Chart
The great rule: what has Sheviis and biur▾
CaseRulingReason
Which plants carry both kedushas Sheviis and biur?Food for a person or an animal, or a dye plant, that does not last in the ground — Sheviis and biur, it and its sale money—
And which edge cases does the rule pull in?Man's food — leaves of the wild luf (elephant ear), mint, chicory, leeks, parsley, netz hechalav (the orchis)
Animal's food — thorns and thistles
Dyes — aftergrowths of istis (indigo), safflower
—
Transcript
A machine transcript of the recorded shiur.

This is the shiur as spoken, transcribed automatically and left unedited — the wording is Ephraim's, and occasional transcription errors remain. It follows the audio word by word.

All Meforshim
‹ ›
הֲדַרַן עֲלָךְ מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבִיעִית
A siyum · Mesechta Sheviis

You have learned every Mishnah of Sheviis — all 101 steps, from the introduction through the pruzbul. Hadran alach: we will return to you.

Hear the Siyum — the Summary of the Mesechta Back to the Mesechta
▶ Listen from here on the radio