Derasha 124 on Vayikra 13:12

TT #124 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 10

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וְאִם־פָּר֨וֹחַ תִּפְרַ֤ח הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ בָּע֔וֹר וְכִסְּתָ֣ה הַצָּרַ֗עַת אֵ֚ת כׇּל־ע֣וֹר הַנֶּ֔גַע מֵרֹאשׁ֖וֹ וְעַד־רַגְלָ֑יו לְכׇל־מַרְאֵ֖ה עֵינֵ֥י הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

English: If the eruption spreads out in the skin, so that the eruption covers all the skin of the affected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see,

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:12

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for including all prescribed appearances of tzaraas, not only one shade.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
תפרח הצרעת. הצרעת – לרבות שאר המראות

English: The word “tzaraas” includes the other recognized appearances of the lesion.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The rule is not limited to the appearance named first; the term extends it to the other recognized shades.