Derasha 172 on Vayikra 13:24

TT #172 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 24

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א֣וֹ בָשָׂ֔ר כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה בְעֹר֖וֹ מִכְוַת־אֵ֑שׁ וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה מִֽחְיַ֣ת הַמִּכְוָ֗ה בַּהֶ֛רֶת לְבָנָ֥ה אֲדַמְדֶּ֖מֶת א֥וֹ לְבָנָֽה׃

English: If the flesh has a burn from fire in its skin, and the raw area of the burn becomes a bright reddish-white spot or white,

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:24

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Pesachim 75a for the range of burns included by the term “burn of fire.”

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 75a
מִכְוַת אֵשׁ. אֵין לִי אֶלָּא שֶׁנִּכְוָה בָּאֵשׁ; נִכְוָה בְּגַחֶלֶת, בָּרֶמֶץ, בְּסִיד רוֹתֵחַ, בְּגִפְסִית רוֹתֵחַ, וּבְכָל דָּבָר הַבָּא מִן הָאוּר, לְאַתּוֹיֵי חַמֵּי הָאוּר מִנַּיִן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר מִכְוָה מִכְוָה רִבָּה.

English: The term 'burn' includes burns from a coal, hot ash, hot lime, hot plaster, and other heat produced by fire, including heated water.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The term 'burn' covers thermal injuries from several forms of heat, not only direct flame.