Derasha 114 on Vayikra 13:10

TT #114 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 10

The Complete Passuk

וְרָאָ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְהִנֵּ֤ה שְׂאֵֽת־לְבָנָה֙ בָּע֔וֹר וְהִ֕יא הָֽפְכָ֖ה שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֑ן וּמִחְיַ֛ת בָּשָׂ֥ר חַ֖י בַּשְׂאֵֽת׃

English: The kohen shall look [at it]. And, behold! there is a white se'eith on the skin, and either it has turned the hair white, or there is healthy, live flesh in the se'eith.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for excluding a boil and a bright spot from the qualifying se'eis.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
בשאת. לא השחין, בשאת – לא בבהק

English: The qualifying appearance must be se'eis; a boil and a bright spot do not qualify as se'eis.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

A boil and a bright spot are excluded from the definition here; they cannot substitute for the qualifying se'eis appearance.