Derasha 1 on Metzora 15:25
Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:25
The Complete Passuk
וְאִשָּׁ֡ה כִּֽי־יָזוּב֩ ז֨וֹב דָּמָ֜הּ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים בְּלֹא֙ עֶת־נִדָּתָ֔הּ א֥וֹ כִֽי־תָז֖וּב עַל־נִדָּתָ֑הּ כָּל־יְמֵ֞י ז֣וֹב טֻמְאָתָ֗הּ כִּימֵ֧י נִדָּתָ֛הּ תִּהְיֶ֖ה טְמֵאָ֥ה הִֽוא׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְאִשָּׁה — אֵין לִי אֶלָּא אִשָּׁה; בַּת עֲשָׂרָה יָמִים לְזִיבָה מִנַּיִן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְאִשָּׁה.
English: “And a woman” — I have only an adult woman; from where [do we include] a ten-day-old girl for zivah? Scripture teaches “and a woman.”
Type of Learning
Minimum age for zavah
What Is Learned
Chazal include a girl from ten days old in the category of zavah (after the niddah structure can apply).