Derasha 167 on Vayikra 13:23

TT #167 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 23

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־תַּחְתֶּ֜יהָ תַעֲמֹ֤ד הַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙ לֹ֣א פָשָׂ֔תָה צָרֶ֥בֶת הַשְּׁחִ֖ין הִ֑וא וְטִהֲר֖וֹ הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

English: If the bright spot remains in its place and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:23

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the requirement that the former boil site remain visibly identifiable.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
צָרֶבֶת הַשְּׁחִין. שֶׁיְּהֵא מְקוֹמָהּ צָרוּב וְשֶׁיְּהֵא מְקוֹמָהּ נִכָּר.

English: The scarred area must be visibly burned/scarred and its location must remain recognizable.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The scarred area must both have a burned/scarred character and remain recognizable as the original site.