Derasha 183 on Vayikra 13:28

TT #183 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 28

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וְאִם־תַּחְתֶּיהָ֩ תַעֲמֹ֨ד הַבַּהֶ֜רֶת לֹא־פָשְׂתָ֤ה בָעוֹר֙ וְהִ֣יא כֵהָ֔ה שְׂאֵ֥ת הַמִּכְוָ֖ה הִ֑וא וְטִֽהֲרוֹ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן כִּֽי־צָרֶ֥בֶת הַמִּכְוָ֖ה הִֽוא׃

English: If the bright spot has not spread in the skin and is faded, it is the swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar of the burn.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:28

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the crusted stage required for a burn scar.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
צָרֶבֶת הַמִּכְוָה. עַד שֶׁתִּקְרוֹם כְּקְלִיפַּת הַשּׁוּם.

English: The burn scar reaches the required stage when it crusts like the peel of a garlic clove.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The Sifra defines the healing stage of the burn scar.