Derasha 3 on Metzora 15:19
Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:19
The Complete Passuk
וְאִשָּׁה֙ כִּֽי־תִהְיֶ֣ה זָבָ֔ה דָּ֛ם יִהְיֶ֥ה זֹבָ֖הּ בִּבְשָׂרָ֑הּ שִׁבְעַ֤ת יָמִים֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה בְנִדָּתָ֔הּ וְכָל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּ֖הּ יִטְמָ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Niddah 54b.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
דָּם יִהְיֶה זֹבָהּ — דַּם הַנִּדָּה מְטַמֵּא בֵּין לַח בֵּין יָבֵשׁ; מִנַּלָּן? אָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק: יִהְיֶה — רִבּוּיָא הוּא.
English: “Blood shall be her flux” — niddah blood conveys impurity whether moist or dry; from where? R’ Yitzchak said: “shall be” is an expansion.
Type of Learning
Dry blood also impure
What Is Learned
Chazal teach that niddah blood remains impure even when dry.