Derasha 3 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
כִּי יָזוּב זוֹב דָּמָהּ — תָּנוּ רַבָּנָן: דָּמָהּ מֵחֲמַת עַצְמָהּ וְלֹא מֵחֲמַת וָלָד.

English: “When her blood flows” — the Rabbis taught: her blood on account of herself, and not on account of a child [i.e., labor pains in the days of zivah do not create zavah impurity].

Type of Learning

Exclusion of labor-related blood in zivah days

What Is Learned

Chazal exclude blood caused by the hardship of childbirth during zivah days from establishing zavah status.