## Chullin Daf 64a

###### Chullin 64a:1
[Chullin 64a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/64a:1)

עוּבְּרֵי דָּגִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**fish embryos,** i.e., fish eggs found in the fish’s innards.


###### Chullin 64a:2
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וְתַנְיָא גַּבֵּי בֵיצִים: אֵלּוּ הֵן סִימָנֵי בֵיצִים – כָּל שֶׁכּוֹדֶרֶת וַעֲגוּלְגּוֹלֶת, רֹאשָׁהּ אֶחָד כַּד וְרֹאשָׁהּ אֶחָד חַד – טְהוֹרָה, שְׁנֵי רָאשֶׁיהָ כַּדִּין אוֹ שְׁנֵי רָאשֶׁיהָ חַדִּין – טְמֵאִין. חֶלְבּוֹן מִבַּחוּץ וְחֶלְמוֹן מִבִּפְנִים – טְהוֹרָה, חֶלְמוֹן מִבַּחוּץ וְחֶלְבּוֹן מִבְּפָנִים – טְמֵאָה, חֶלְמוֹן וְחֶלְבּוֹן מְעוֹרָבִין זֶה בָּזֶה – בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁהִיא בֵּיצַת הַשֶּׁרֶץ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara continues: **And it is taught** in a *baraita* **about eggs** that **these are the signs of** bird **eggs: Any** egg **that narrows** at the top **and is rounded,** so that **one of its ends is rounded and** the other **one of its ends is pointed, is kosher.** If **both of its ends are rounded or both of its ends are pointed,** they are **non-kosher.** If the **albumen** is **on the outside and** the **yolk on the inside,** it is **kosher.** If the **yolk** is **on the outside and** the **albumen on the inside,** it is **non-kosher.** If the **yolk and albumen are mixed with each other, it is certainly the egg of a creeping animal.** Therefore, if it is possible to recognize a kosher egg by these signs, there is no need to rely on the gentile.


###### Chullin 64a:3
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לָא צְרִיכָא, דַּחֲתוּכוֹת. וְלִיבְדּוֹק בְּחֶלְמוֹן וְחֶלְבּוֹן? בִּטְרוּפוֹת בִּקְעָרָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara responds: **No,** it is **necessary** if the eggs have already been **cut** and one cannot know their original shape. The Gemara challenges: **But let him inspect the yolk and the albumen,** to see which is inside and which is outside. The Gemara responds: The *baraita* deals **with** a case where the eggs are **mixed in a bowl,** and it is impossible to discern this.


###### Chullin 64a:4
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וּכְהַאי גַּוְונָא מִי זָבְנִינַן מִינַּיְיהוּ? וְהָא תַּנְיָא: אֵין מוֹכְרִין בֵּיצַת טְרֵפָה לְגוֹי, אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן טְרוּפָה בִּקְעָרָה; לְפִיכָךְ אֵין לוֹקְחִין מֵהֶם בֵּיצִים טְרוּפוֹת בִּקְעָרָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara counters: **But in a case like this,** where the eggs are mixed, **may we buy** eggs **from them? Isn’t it taught** in another *baraita*: **One may sell the egg of a *tereifa*** bird **to a gentile only if it is mixed in a bowl; therefore, one may not buy eggs mixed in a bowl from them,** because they may be from *tereifot*? If so, it cannot be that the *baraita* deals with a case where they are mixed, and one should be able to inspect the yolk and albumen.


###### Chullin 64a:5
[Chullin 64a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/64a:5)

אֶלָּא אָמַר רַבִּי זֵירָא: סִימָנִין לָאו דְּאוֹרָיְיתָא, דְּאִי לָא תֵּימָא הָכִי, הָא דְּאָמַר רַב אַסִּי: שְׁמֹנָה סְפֵיקוֹת הֵן – לִיבְדּוֹק בְּבֵיצִים דִּידְהוּ! אֶלָּא שְׁמַע מִינַּהּ: סִימָנִין לָאו דְּאוֹרָיְיתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, Rabbi Zeira said:** The **signs** of a kosher egg **are not** valid **by Torah law. As, if you do not say so,** one encounters difficulty with **that which Rav Asi says: There are eight** birds whose kosher status is **uncertain.** Why is there uncertainty? **Let one inspect their eggs** for the signs listed in the *baraita* to determine whether they are kosher. **Rather, learn from it** that the **signs are not** valid **by Torah law** and one may not rely on them.


###### Chullin 64a:6
[Chullin 64a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/64a:6)

אֶלָּא לְמַאי הִלְכְתָא קָתָנֵי לַהּ? הָכִי קָאָמַר: שְׁנֵי רָאשֶׁיהָ כַּדִּין, אוֹ שְׁנֵי רָאשֶׁיהָ חַדִּין, אוֹ חֶלְמוֹן מִבַּחוּץ וְחֶלְבּוֹן מִבִּפְנִים – וַדַּאי טְמֵאָה. רֵישֵׁיהּ חַד חַד, רֵישֵׁיהּ חַד כַּד, וְחֶלְבּוֹן מִבַּחוּץ וְחֶלְמוֹן מִבִּפְנִים, וְאָמַר לָךְ שֶׁל עוֹף פְּלוֹנִי וְטָהוֹר הוּא – סְמוֹךְ עֲלֵיהּ. בִּסְתָמָא – לָא תִּסְמוֹךְ עֲלֵיהּ, דְּאִיכָּא דְּעוֹרְבָא דְּדָמֵי לִדְיוֹנָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **But** if one may not rely on these signs, **with regard to what *halakha* is** the *baraita* **teaching** them? The Gemara responds: **This** is what the *baraita* **is saying:** If **both of its ends are rounded, or both its ends are pointed, or** the **yolk** is **on the outside and** the **albumen** is **on the inside,** it is **certainly non-kosher.** But if **one of its ends is pointed** and **one of its ends is rounded, and** the **albumen** is **on the outside and** the **yolk on the inside, and** the gentile **says to you** that it is **from such and such bird, and** that bird **is kosher, rely on** the signs. But if he offers **no specification** of the type of bird, or if one simply finds eggs with these signs, **do not rely on them, since there are crow’s** eggs **that resemble those of a pigeon.**


###### Chullin 64a:7
[Chullin 64a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/64a:7)

אָמַר מָר: חֶלְבּוֹן וְחֶלְמוֹן מְעוֹרָבִין זֶה בָּזֶה – בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁהִיא בֵּיצַת הַשֶּׁרֶץ. לְמַאי הִלְכְתָא? אָמַר רַב עוּקְבָא בַּר חָמָא: לוֹמַר שֶׁאִם רִיקְּמָה וְנִיקְּבָה בְּכַעֲדָשָׁה – מְטַמֵּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara analyzes the *baraita*: **The Master said:** If the **albumen and yolk are mixed with each other, it is certainly the egg of a creeping animal** and not of a non-kosher bird. The Gemara asks: **For what *halakha*** is this information necessary? Either way, the egg is forbidden. **Rav Ukva bar Ḥama said:** The *baraita* means **to say that if tissue** of an embryo **developed [*rikema*]** inside it **and it was perforated,** and one touched it, **it transmits ritual impurity** provided **that** the embryo is at least the size **of a lentil-bulk,** because the carcass of a creeping animal of this size is a source of ritual impurity.


###### Chullin 64a:8
[Chullin 64a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/64a:8)

מַתְקֵיף לַהּ רָבִינָא: וְדִלְמָא דְּנָחָשׁ הִיא? אֶלָּא אָמַר רָבָא: שֶׁאִם רִיקְּמָה וְאָכְלָה – לוֹקֶה עָלֶיהָ מִשּׁוּם ״שֶׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל הָאָרֶץ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ravina objects to this: But perhaps it is** the egg **of a snake,** whose carcass does not transmit ritual impurity, even though the albumen and yolk of its eggs are mixed together. **Rather, Rava said:** The *baraita* does not teach about ritual impurity, but rather **that if tissue** of an embryo **developed** inside the egg **and one ate it, he is flogged on its account, due to** the prohibition: “And every **swarming thing that swarms upon the earth** is a detestable thing; it shall not be eaten” (Leviticus 11:41).


###### Chullin 64a:9
[Chullin 64a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/64a:9)

אִי הָכִי, מַאי אִירְיָא דִּטְמֵאָה? אֲפִילּוּ דִּטְהוֹרָה נָמֵי! דְּתַנְיָא: ״כׇּל הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל הָאָרֶץ״ –

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **If so, why specifically** mention the egg **of a non-kosher** creeping animal? The same would apply **even** for one who eats the embryo **of a kosher** bird **as well.** In either case, one is flogged, **as it is taught** in a *baraita* that the verse: **“Every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth,”**