Derasha 8 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 Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
טֻמְאָתוֹ הִיא — מִכָּאן שֶׁטֻּמְאַת הָאִישׁ בַּלֹּבֶן וְטֻמְאַת הַזָּבָה בָּאֹדֶם.

English: “It is his impurity” — from here [we learn] that the impurity of the male is through white [discharge] and the impurity of the zavah is through red.

Type of Learning

Gender-specific colors

What Is Learned

Chazal establish the classic distinction: white for the male zav, red for the female zavah.