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Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De'ah 85
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Yoreh De'ah Siman 85 is a source-text unit from the Shulchan Arukh with 3 seifim. Its reading map separates the practical rule, its conditions and the points that need comparison with the surrounding text.
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<b>סימני חגבים. ובו ג' סעיפים:</b><br> סימני חגבים כל שיש לו ד' רגלים וד' כנפים וכנפיו חופין את רוב אורך גופו ורוב היקפו ויש לו שני כרעים לנתר (פי' לקפץ ולהעתיק ממקום למקום) בהם ואפילו אין לו עכשיו ועתיד לגדלם לאחר זמן ואע"פ שיש בו כל הסימנים הללו אינו מותר אלא אם כן שמו חגב או שיש להם מסורת ששמו חגב:
Kosher signs for locusts: All that have 4 legs and 4 wings, and its wings cover most of the length and circumference, and has two legs to jump with, even if it doesn't have now, but is destined to grown them after a time. And even if it has all these signs, it is not permitted unless its name is "chagav", or they have a tradition that its name is "chagav."
English translation: Sefaria Community Translation · CC0