Mechabeh

Source: Halachipedia: Mechabeh

Link: https://halachipedia.com/index.php?title=Mechabeh

Categories: Orach Chaim, Shabbat

Exported: 2025-12-30

Definition

1. The melacha of mechabeh is to extinguish a flame. According to Rabbi Shimon who holds that melacha sheina tzaricha le’gufa is only a rabbinic prohibition, extinguishing a flame is only a biblical violation if one intends to use the charred wick or ashes.¹

Links

• The Melachot of Kindling and Extinguishing a Fire by Rabbi Josh Flug

References

¹: Rashi Shabbos 30a s.v. Shma