Derasha 298 on Vayikra 13:57

TT #298 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 57

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־תֵּֽרָאֶ֨ה ע֜וֹד בַּ֠בֶּ֠גֶד אֽוֹ־בַשְּׁתִ֤י אֽוֹ־בָעֵ֨רֶב֙ א֣וֹ בְכָל־כְּלִי־ע֔וֹר פֹּרַ֖חַת הִ֑וא בָּאֵ֣שׁ תִּשְׂרְפֶ֔נּוּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־בּ֖וֹ הַנָּֽגַע׃

English: If it appears again in the garment, warp or woof, or any leather article, it is a spreading lesion; you shall burn it in fire.

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the gris-sized minimum for a recurrent lesion.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
יכול כל שהוא? תלמוד לומר עוד; פה ראשונה כגריס, אף שנייה כגריס.

English: Might any amount of recurrence count? “Again” teaches that the second lesion, like the first, must be at least a gris in size.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

A recurrent lesion must meet the minimum gris-sized measure, just as the original lesion did.