Derasha 2 on Metzora 14:46

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:46

The Complete Passuk

וְהַבָּא֙ אֶל־הַבַּ֔יִת כׇּל־יְמֵ֖י הִסְגִּ֣יר אֹת֑וֹ יִטְמָ֖א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהַבָּא אֶל הַבַּיִת — כְּשֶׁיִּכָּנֵס רֹאשׁוֹ וְרֻבּוֹ.

English: “And whoever enters the house” — when his head and the greater part of his body enter.

Type of Learning

Minimum entry

What Is Learned

Chazal define the threshold of “entering” as the introduction of the head and majority of the body.