Derasha 7 on Metzora 15:03

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:03

The Complete Passuk

וְזֹ֛את תִּהְיֶ֥ה טֻמְאָת֖וֹ בְּזוֹב֑וֹ רָ֣ר בְּשָׂר֞וֹ אֶת־זוֹב֗וֹ אֽוֹ־הֶחְתִּ֤ים בְּשָׂרוֹ֙ מִזּוֹב֔וֹ טֻמְאָת֖וֹ הִֽוא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Niddah 43b (verified on the daf).

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מִזּוֹבוֹ — מִקְצָת זוֹבוֹ טָמֵא; לִמֵּד עַל זָב בַּעַל שְׁתֵּי רְאִיּוֹת שֶׁמְּטַמֵּא מִשְׁכָּב וּמוֹשָׁב.

English: “From his discharge” — even part of his discharge is tamei; this teaches that a zav of two sightings already conveys tumah to a bed or a seat.

Type of Learning

Two sightings for mishkav/moshav

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that two emissions are sufficient to render the zav capable of conveying tumah to objects on which he lies or sits.