Derasha 222 on Vayikra 13:40

TT #222 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 40

The Complete Passuk

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יִמָּרֵ֖ט רֹאשׁ֑וֹ קֵרֵ֥חַ ה֖וּא טָה֥וֹר הֽוּא׃

English: If a man’s head becomes bald, he is bald; he is pure.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:40

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for including the beard in the bald-head rule.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
תלמוד לומר "ואיש" — להביא את הזקן.

English: The Sifra derives from “and a man” to include the beard in the bald-head rule.

Type of Learning

The rule includes an elderly man whose head has become bald.

What Is Learned

The Sifra includes the beard in the bald-head discussion; here זקן means beard, not an elderly man.