Derasha 179 on Vayikra 13:27

TT #179 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 27

The Complete Passuk

וְרָאָ֥הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י אִם־פָּשֹׂ֤ה תִפְשֶׂה֙ בָּע֔וֹר וְטִמֵּ֤א הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֹת֔וֹ נֶ֥גַע צָרַ֖עַת הִֽוא׃

English: The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If the lesion has spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a tzaraas affliction.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:27

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the additional limitations derived from repeated “it is” wording.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
נֶגַע צָרַעַת הִיא. מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר הִיא הִיא הִיא? ג׳ פְּעָמִים.

English: Why does the verse repeat 'it is' three times? The repetitions mark further limits and extensions.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The Sifra treats each repetition of “it is” as a separate basis for the limitations developed in the following units.