Derasha 256 on Vayikra 13:47

TT #256 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 47

The Complete Passuk

וְהַבֶּ֕גֶד כִּי־יִֽהְיֶ֥ה ב֖וֹ נֶ֣גַע צָרָ֑עַת בְּבֶ֣גֶד צֶ֔מֶר א֖וֹ בְּבֶ֥גֶד פִּשְׁתִּֽים׃

English: If a garment has a lesion of tzaraas, whether in a wool garment or a linen garment,

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:47

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Shabbos 26b for the minimum cloth size included in the garment category.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Shabbos 26b
וְהַבֶּגֶד. אֵין לִי אֶלָּא בֶּגֶד, שָׁלֹשׁ עַל שָׁלֹשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת מִנַּיִן, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְהַבֶּגֶד

English: The garment category includes the minimum specified cloth size.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The word “garment” includes even a cloth piece measuring three fingerbreadths by three fingerbreadths.