Derasha 2 — Metzora 15:08

וְכִֽי־יָרֹ֛ק הַזָּ֖ב בַּטָּה֑וֹר וְכִבֶּ֧ס בְּגָדָ֛יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

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וְכִי יָרֹק — כִּיחוֹ וְנִיעוֹ וְרֻקּוֹ שֶׁל זָב מְטַמֵּא לַח, וְאֵינוֹ מְטַמֵּא יָבֵשׁ; מַאי טַעְמָא? דִּכְתִיב וְכִי יָרֹק הַזָּב — כְּעֵין רֹק.

English: “And if he spits” — the sputum, mucus, and spit of a zav convey impurity when moist, and do not convey impurity when dry; what is the reason? As it is written “and if the zav spits” — in the manner of spit [at the time of spitting].

What Is Learned

Chazal restrict the impurity of the zav’s spit-related fluids to the moist state.

Derasha 2 on Metzora 15:08

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