Derasha 274 on Vayikra 13:49

TT #274 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 49

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֨ה הַנֶּגַע יְרַקְרַ֣ק א֣וֹ אֲדַמְדָּ֗ם בַּבֶּגֶד אוֹ בָע֜וֹר אוֹ־בַשְּׁתִ֤י אוֹ־בָעֵ֨רֶב֙ אוֹ בְכָל־כְּלִי־ע֔וֹר נֶ֥גַע צָרַ֖עַת ה֑וּא וְהָרְאָ֖ה אֶת־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

English: and the lesion is greenish or reddish in the garment, leather, warp or woof, or any leather article, it is a lesion of tzaraas and shall be shown to the priest.

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the gris-sized minimum measure for garment tzaraas.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
נגע צרעת. צרעת — כגריס.

English: A garment-tzaraas lesion must meet the minimum measure of a gris.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

A garment-tzaraas lesion must reach the stated minimum measure, called a gris.