Law of the Pursuer

The site is still under construction and has not yet been proofread. There may be errors or inconsistencies in the vocalization, illustrations, and similar elements. We apologize for the inconvenience.
We would be happy if you report to us any errors or anything that needs improvement. 🙏🙏

Law of the Pursuer

Law of the Pursuer

A halachic law according to which one is permitted to harm a person who is pursuing another person in order to kill him, so as to save the pursued.

("And these are the ones who save them by their lives, the pursuer chasing after his friend to kill him" - Sanhedrin 8:7, and likewise: 'The law of the pursuer is like the law of a robber, for the pursuer is jealous for his blood from now until when they are broken, and even if they are not broken they return' - Beit HaBechira by Meiri, Tractate Sanhedrin 76a.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

דִּין רוֹדֵף

Definition (Hebrew)

דִּין הִלְכָתִי לְפִיו יֵשׁ לִפְגֹּעַ בְּאָדָם הָרוֹדֵף אַחֲרֵי אָדָם אַחֵר כְּדֵי לְהָרְגוֹ כְּדֵי לְהַצִּיל אֶת הַנִּרְדָּף.

("וְאֵלּוּ הֵן שֶׁמַּצִּילִין אוֹתָן בְּנַפְשָׁן הָרוֹדֵף אַחַר חֲבֵרוֹ לְהָרְגוֹ"-סַנְהֶדְרִין ח ז, וְכֵן:"דְּשָׁאַנִי דִּין רוֹדֵף מִדִּין גַּזְלָן שֶׁהָרוֹדֵף קַנָּאָם בְּדָמוֹ מֵעַכְשָׁו לִכְשֶׁיִּשְׁבְּרוּ ואע"פ שֶׁאִם לֹא נִשְׁבְּרוּ חוֹזְרִין"- בֵּית הַבְּחִירָה לִמְאִירִי מַסֶּכֶת סַנְהֶדְרִין עַב ע"א)

Keyword

Share

Search Expression

    Click a letter below to find expressions that start with that letter.

    Might Interest You