Derasha 182 on Vayikra 13:27

TT #182 · 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 exclusion of a fifth qualifying appearance.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
הִיא — אֵין לָהּ מַרְאֶה חֲמִישִׁית.

English: 'It is' teaches that there is no fifth qualifying appearance.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The recognized diagnostic appearances are limited to the established four.