Sheviis 7:2 — The second rule: kedusha without biur

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נושא · Topicוְעוֹד כְּלָל אַחֵרThe second rule: kedusha without biur
This Mishnah is:drawing the boundary · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?Part of a shared picture — this mishnah is the "lasts in the ground — sheviis, but no biur" path.
Mishnah שביעית ז׳:ב׳ · Sheviis 7:2
וְעוֹד כְּלָל אַחֵר אָמְרוּ,
כָּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַאֲכַל אָדָם וּמַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה, וּמִמִּין הַצּוֹבְעִין, וּמִתְקַיֵּם בָּאָרֶץ,
יֶשׁ לוֹ שְׁבִיעִית וּלְדָמָיו שְׁבִיעִית,
אֵין לוֹ בִּעוּר וְאֵין לְדָמָיו בִּעוּר.
אֵי זֶהוּ,
עִקַּר הַלּוּף הַשּׁוֹטֶה, וְעִקַּר הַדַּנְדַּנָּה, וְהָעַרְקַבְנִין, וְהַחַלְבְּצִין, וְהַבֻּכְרִיָּה.
וּמִמִּין הַצּוֹבְעִין,
הַפּוּאָה וְהָרִכְפָּא,
יֵשׁ לָהֶם שְׁבִיעִית וְלִדְמֵיהֶן שְׁבִיעִית,
אֵין לָהֶם בִּעוּר וְלֹא לִדְמֵיהֶן בִּעוּר.
רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר,
דְּמֵיהֶם מִתְבַּעֲרִין עַד רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה.
אָמְרוּ לוֹ,
לָהֶן אֵין בִּעוּר, קַל וָחֹמֶר לִדְמֵיהֶן:
And they stated yet another rule:
anything that is not human food or animal food, [yet] is of the dye-producing species, and endures in the ground -
it has Sheviis, and its proceeds have Sheviis;
but it is not subject to biur, nor are its proceeds.
What is this?
the root of wild arum, the root of mint, wild artichoke, chalvatzin, and bucharia.
And of the dye-producing species:
madder and mignonette,
they have Sheviis, and their proceeds have Sheviis;
but they are not subject to biur, nor are their proceeds.
Rabbi Meir says:
their proceeds must be removed [by biur] until Rosh Hashana.
They said to him:
[If] to them [the plants] there is no biur, a kal vachomer - all the more so - to their proceeds:
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Structure
The Mishnah's Structure — one flow for 7:1 · 7:2▾
this mishnah is the "lasts in the ground — sheviis, but no biur" path
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 second rule: kedusha without biur▾
CaseRulingReason
What changes for a plant that remains in the ground from year to year?It has Sheviis — it and its money; but no biur — neither it nor its money—
Which plants are these?Roots of the wild luf and of the mint, arkavnin (the scorpion-plant), chalbetzin (a wild artichoke), bucheriah (a wild mini-melon)
Dyes — puah and richpa (the Reseda plant)
Sheviis — yes; biur — no, they and their money		—
Does the money of these no-biur plants still need to be removed?Rabbi Meir: Yes — by Rosh Hashana of the eighth year—
Chachamim: Noקַל וָחֹמֶר — if they themselves have no biur, surely their money has none
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