Derasha 185 on Vayikra 13:29

TT #185 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 29

The Complete Passuk

וְאִישׁ֙ א֣וֹ אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה ב֖וֹ נָ֑גַע בְּרֹ֖אשׁ א֥וֹ בְזָקָֽן׃

English: If a man or woman has an affliction on the head or on the beard,

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:29

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the inclusion of a netek formed within another netek.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
כִּי יִהְיֶה בוֹ. לְהָבִיא אֶת שֶׁנִּתַּק נֶתֶק בְּתוֹךְ נֶתֶק, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא.

English: 'If there is in him': Rabbi Akiva includes a netek that has formed within another netek.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The Sifra includes a second netek that forms within an existing netek; the nested location is not automatically excluded.