Derasha 213 on Vayikra 13:37

TT #213 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 37

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וְאִם־בְּעֵינָיו֩ עָמַ֨ד הַנֶּ֜תֶק וְשֵׂעָ֨ר שָׁחֹ֧ר צָֽמַח־בּ֛וֹ נִרְפָּ֥א הַנֶּ֖תֶק טָה֣וֹר ה֑וּא וְטִהֲר֖וֹ הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ ס

English: If the netek remains unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the netek is healed; he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:37

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for black hair present from the beginning or growing later.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
וְשֵׂעָר שָׁחֹר צָמַח. אֵין לִי אֶלָּא הַצּוֹמֵחַ בַּסּוֹף וְהַמְשֻׁאָר בַּהַתְחָלָה, מִנַּיִן הַצּוֹמֵחַ בַּהַתְחָלָה וְהַמְשֻׁאָר בַּסּוֹף? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר שֵׂעָר שֵׂעָר רִבָּה.

English: The wording includes both black hair that grows later and black hair that was present from the beginning.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

Black hair is included whether it was present at the start or grew later in the course of the netek.