Mesorat%20hashas for Bekhorot 7:3

הֶחָרוּם, פָּסוּל. אֵיזֶהוּ חָרוּם, הַכּוֹחֵל שְׁתֵּי עֵינָיו כְּאֶחָת. שְׁתֵּי עֵינָיו לְמַעְלָה, וּשְׁתֵּי עֵינָיו לְמַטָּה, עֵינוֹ אַחַת לְמַעְלָה, וְעֵינוֹ אַחַת לְמַטָּה, רוֹאֶה אֶת הַחֶדֶר וְאֶת הָעֲלִיָּה כְּאֶחָת, סָכֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ, זוּגְדוֹס, וְהַצִּירָן. וְשֶׁנָּשְׁרוּ רִיסֵי עֵינָיו, פָּסוּל, מִפְּנֵי מַרְאִית הָעָיִן:

The <i>charum</i> is invalid. Who is a <i>charum</i>? One who can paint both his eyes at once [i.e., his nasal bridge is sunken]. If both his eyes are higher than normal or lower than normal or if one eye is higher than the other, or if one eye looks up while the other looks down [lit., "he sees the room and the attic at the same time"], or one who closes his eyes in the sun or one who has mismatched eyes or one whose eyes constantly tear. If his eyelashes fell out, he is invalid because it is unsightly.

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