Derasha 4 on Metzora 15:32

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:32

The Complete Passuk

זֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הַזָּ֑ב וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֛נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זֶ֖רַע לְטׇמְאָה־בָֽהּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Rav Huna.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַזָּב — אָמַר רַב הוּנָא: רְאִיָּה רִאשׁוֹנָה שֶׁל זָב מְטַמֵּא בְּאֹנֶס, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַזָּב וַאֲשֶׁר תֵּצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע — מַה שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע מְטַמֵּא בְּאֹנֶס, אַף רְאִיָּה רִאשׁוֹנָה שֶׁל זָב מְטַמֵּא בְּאֹנֶס.

English: “This is the Torah of the zav” — Rav Huna said: A zav’s first sighting conveys impurity even under duress, as it is stated “This is the Torah of the zav and one from whom shichvas zera goes out” — just as shichvas zera conveys impurity under duress, so a zav’s first sighting conveys impurity under duress.

Type of Learning

First sighting even under ones

What Is Learned

Chazal distinguish: the first sighting of a zav is impure even if forced; later sightings that complete zivah status require non-forced emission.