Derasha 5 on Metzora 14:34

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:34

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֤י תָבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה וְנָתַתִּי֙ נֶ֣גַע צָרַ֔עַת בְּבֵ֖ית אֶ֥רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Sukkah 3b (verified on the daf).

E-Daf.com — Tsurras Hadaf (size=3)
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF of the daf

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בַּבַּיִת — תַּנְיָא, בַּיִת שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ ד' אַמּוֹת עַל ד' אַמּוֹת אֵינוֹ מְטַמֵּא בִּנְגָעִים, מַאי טַעְמָא? בַּיִת כְּתִיב בְּהוּ.

English: “In a house” — it was taught: A house that does not contain four amos by four amos does not become tamei through negaim. Why? Because the word “house” is written concerning them.

Type of Learning

Minimum size

What Is Learned

Chazal require a minimum floor area of four amos by four amos before a structure is subject to the laws of house-negaim.