Mitzvah #448 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„The leprous person must not shave signs of impurity in his hair“
Scripture Reference: LEV 13:33 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Tazria)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
then he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the scale; and the priest shall isolate the person with the scale seven more days.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לג וְהִתְגַּלָּח--וְאֶת-הַנֶּתֶק, לֹא יְגַלֵּחַ; וְהִסְגִּיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת-הַנֶּתֶק שִׁבְעַת יָמִים, שֵׁנִית.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
33 καὶ ξυρηθήσεται τὸ δέρμα, τὸ δὲ θραῦσμα οὐ ξυρηθήσεται, καὶ ἀφοριεῖ ὁ ἱερεὺς τὸ θραῦσμα ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας τὸ δεύτερον.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Tazria
Sefer HaChinuch Number #170
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Ritual Purity (Buch 10)
Section: Uncleanness from Leprosy
Systematic Category (P119f) Ritual Purity and Impurity