Commentary for Kiddushin 71:6
בראשם מה ת"ל לפי שנאמר (דברים יד, א) לא תתגודדו ולא תשימו קרחה בין עיניכם למת יכול לא יהא חייב אלא על בין העינים מנין לרבות כל הראש תלמוד לומר בראשם לחייב על הראש כבין העינים
Because it is said: 'Ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead': I might think that one is liable only for between the eyes. Whence do I know to include the whole head?
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud pushes the argument further. We could say that “Speak to the sons of Aaron” refers only to the first few verses and not to the prohibition of making a bald spot. And the gezerah shavah is needed for another baraita that teaches the rules governing this prohibition. [The gezerah shavah appears in the continuation]. The baraita teaches two rules. 1) One is liable for each bald spot. 2) The prohibition refers to the whole head, not just between the eyes, as is stated in Deuteronomy.
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