Derasha 227 on Vayikra 13:42

TT #227 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 42

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וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֤ה בַקָּרַ֨חַת֙ א֣וֹ בַגַּבַּ֔חַת נֶ֖גַע לָבָ֣ן אֲדַמְדָּ֑ם צָרַ֤עַת פֹּרַ֨חַת֙ הִ֔וא בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ א֥וֹ בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ׃

English: But if a white-reddish lesion appears on the bald area or the front bald area, it is an eruptive tzaraas on his bald area or front bald area.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:42

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the definition of gabachas as the bald area sloping forward from the crown.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
איזהו גבחת? מהקדקד שופע לפניו זו היא גבחת.

English: The Sifra defines gabachas as the bald area that slopes forward from the crown.

Type of Learning

The Sifra defines the anatomical area called gabachas.

What Is Learned

Gabachas is the frontal bald area, where the head slopes forward from the crown.