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Similarly, the Rav [Rambam] ruled that the size is similar to a םהש 'ג לע 'ג 'ושדע 'ט הבורמ ןכ םאו
gris… if so the squared dimension is equivalent to nine, i.e., three םהש 'ורעש 'ו לע 'ורעש שש רועישכ
by three lentils, which is six by six hairs, which is thirty-six hairs. רועיש אוה עבורמה הז 'ורעש ו"ל עובירב
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This is the size of a gris regarding a baheret, and similarly is the
size regarding pulling one’s hair out [the prohibition of korcha], as החרק ןינעל ה"הו תרהב ןינעל סירג
the connection is derived from a gezeira shava (verbal analogy) of החרקד ש"גב הל 'ירמג 'יעגנד החרקמד
the word korcha from leprous marks, as is stated in the Yerushalmi …)ז"ה( ןישודקד ק"פב 'שוריב 'יאדכ החרק
Kiddushin…

The Shulchan Aruch (also cited above in source #24) codifies the halacha in accordance with the
stringent opinion that one may not cut off hair close to the skin anywhere within the region of
the pe’ot.

a Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 181:9 ט:אפק ד״וי | ע״וש . 39
The measurement of the pe’ah is from the hair above the temple דעו ותחדפ לעש רעש דגנכמ האפה רועיש
to below the ear, which is the area where the bottom jaw separates ןותחתה יחלהש םוקמ ,ןזואה ןמ הטמל
and juts out, and no hand shall touch the entire width of that area. אל הז םוקמ בחור לכו ,םש דרפתמו אצוי
.די וב עגת

p LeShichno Tidreshu, Volume 1, ,א קלח | ושרדת ונכשל . 40
Pe’ot Harosh, p. 301 אש ׳מע – שארה תואפ
[when the Shulchan Aruch refers to not touching] the entire ךומסב חלגל רוסא – הז םוקמ בחור לכו
width of that area, [it means] it is forbidden to cut close to the …ורשבל
skin [specifically]…

Rav Shmuel Wosner accepts the ruling of the Shulchan Aruch and explains it a little more.

p Responsa Shevet HaLevi 5:100 ק:ה | יולה טבש ת"וש . 41
And the practical halacha is that even though one cannot deny תוטשפש שיחכהל ןיאש יפ לע ףא הכלהלו
that the simple meaning of the Gemara and Rishonim is not in אתפסותו ג"מסכ אלד םינושארו ס"שה
accordance with the Smag and Tosefta mentioned, and “do not מ"מ ףיקהל רומגת אל 'יפ ופיקת אלו ל"נה
round” means do not complete rounding [i.e., do not cut it all שושחל ףסוי תיבה וניברמ תאצוי הרות רבכ
off], nevertheless, the Torah idea has already emerged from רתוי וליפא חטשה בחור לכו ,תורמוחה לכל
our teacher the Beit Yosef to take all of the stringencies into וא רעתב ונייהו ,די וב עגת אל תורעש 'ממ
consideration [concerning this issue], and the entire width of
the area, even if it is more than forty hairs, one should not touch, ,י"בב שרופמ כ"שמכ רעת ןיעכ םיירפסמב
i.e., with a razor or scissors like a razor [i.e., a blade], as the Beit שממ תוכורא םש תורעשה םיחינמש המו
Yosef states explicitly, and that which people leave the hairs there .ול רמאי שודקו תודיסחו הלבק ירבדמ אוה
especially long [in length, even though it is not required] is based
on tradition and piety, and one [who does so] is termed holy.

5. The basis for the calculations used here is in the Mishna (Negaim 6:1), where a gris is defined as a square the size of three lentils by three lentils,
which is nine lentils, and each lentil is defined as having a width of four hairs.

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