Quoting from the tractate Sifra (The Book). Tractate was written between
about 250 - 350 in Israel and Babylonia. The passage we have chosen mentions
the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) of the animal. See our commentary at the
link: 250-350Sifra [Rus].
Quote
[Heb]
Sifra. Shemini, Section
2.4
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(original source: sefaria.org) |
Translation
[Eng]
The Book. Shemini, Section
2.4
(Bereshith 32:33): "Therefore, the children of Israel may not eat
the thigh sinew (gid hanasheh)" — the gid hanasheh is forbidden. (Transl.
by Rabbi_Shraga_Silverstein; original source: sefaria.org)
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Sifra d'vei rav. Breslau 1915. |
External links
Sifra d'vei
rav. Edited by Meir Friedmann (Meir Ish Shalom). Breslau 1915. [hebrewbooks.org]
Sifra. Israel/Babylon. ca. 250 – ок.350. [sefaria.org]
Authors & Affiliations
Sifra (The Book) was written between about 250 - 350 in Israel and Babylonia.
[sefaria.org]
Keywords
ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, Bible, Torah, animals, synonym
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