Negative Commandment #74 of 613
Do not make a bald spot in mourning
Commandment #74 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 14:1, classified under Personal Appearance in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.”
— Deuteronomy 14:1
Hebrew
בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לֹא תִתְגֹּדְדוּ וְלֹא־תָשִׂימוּ קָרְחָה בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם לָמֵת׃
Greek (Septuagint)
υἱοί ἐστε κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν οὐ φοιβήσετε οὐκ ἐπιθήσετε φαλάκρωμα ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὑμῶν ἐπὶ νεκρῷ
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Personal Appearance
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 14
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Re'eh
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #468
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Related Commandments in “Personal Appearance”
#68: Men must not shave the hair off the sides of their head
Leviticus 19:27
#69: Men must not shave their beards with a razor
Leviticus 19:27
#70: Men must not wear women's clothing
Deuteronomy 22:5
#71: Women must not wear men's clothing
Deuteronomy 22:5
#72: Do not tattoo the skin
Leviticus 19:28
#73: Do not tear or cut the skin in mourning
Deuteronomy 14:1
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