Derasha 4 on Metzora 15:18

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:18

The Complete Passuk

וְאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכַּ֥ב אִ֛ישׁ אֹתָ֖הּ שִׁכְבַת־זָ֑רַע וְרָחֲצ֣וּ בַמַּ֔יִם וְטָמְא֖וּ עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

Torah Temima points to Shabbos 86b.

Core Text

שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע — פְּרָט לְשִׁכְבַת זֶרַע סְרוּחָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ מְטַמְּאָה.

English: “Shichvas zera” — excluding spoiled shichvas zera, which does not convey impurity.

Viable seed only

Chazal exclude emission that is no longer capable of fertilization from conveying this impurity.