Midrash for Leviticus 13:41
וְאִם֙ מִפְּאַ֣ת פָּנָ֔יו יִמָּרֵ֖ט רֹאשׁ֑וֹ גִּבֵּ֥חַ ה֖וּא טָה֥וֹר הֽוּא׃
And if his hair be fallen off from the front part of his head, he is forehead-bald; yet is he clean.
Sifra
7) (Vayikra 13:41) ("And if from the front of his face, his hair fall out, he is gibeach [bald]; he is clean.") This tells me only of the front of his face. Whence do I derive the temples on either side for inclusion? From "And if from the front of his face." What is "karachath" and what is "gabachath"? From the forehead sloping backwards is "karachath." From the forehead sloping forwards is "gabachath."
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