Karachat קרחת

Karachat קרחת a baldness at the back of the scalp due to natural causes. In this case, nethek isn’t applicable as the afflicted person has no hair.

Thus, the Karachat is susceptible to the standard tzoraath where one of four shades of white make an appearance. In the case of the white appearing, it may be an indication of tumah depending on of the blotch is larger than a griss.

Although the Karachat is a candidate for one of the four shades of white and a pisyon. The white colored nega being a host to a white hair is not an indication of tumah -in other words a white hair making its appearance in a Karachat does not indicate tumah at all. (Sifra Tazria min. Ch. 147:2)

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