Derasha 4 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
יָמִים רַבִּים — כַּמָּה רַבִּים? שְׁלֹשָׁה. יָכוֹל רַבִּים עֲשָׂרָה? כְּשֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר יָמִים רַבִּים — מַה מִעוּט יָמִים שְׁנַיִם, אַף מִעוּט רַבִּים שְׁלֹשָׁה.
English: “Many days” — how many is “many”? Three. One might think “many” means ten; when it says “many days” — just as the minimum of “days” is two, so the minimum of “many” is three.
Type of Learning
Three days = major zavah
What Is Learned
Chazal define three consecutive sighting-days as the threshold for a major zavah (zavah gedolah).