Derasha 8 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
טְמֵאָה הִיא — טְמֵאָה — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁמְּטַמְּאָה אֶת בּוֹעֲלָהּ כַּנִּדָּה.
English: “She is impure” — “impure” teaches that she conveys impurity to the one who is intimate with her, like a niddah.
Type of Learning
Zavah conveys to bo’el
What Is Learned
Chazal give the zavah the same capacity as a niddah to render her partner impure.