Commentary for Shevuot 11:1
האי מאי בשלמא בלא סיד היכל קרום ביצה לא קשיא דאע"ג דקרום ביצה מתתאי דשאת רחמנא אמר (ויקרא יד, נו) ולשאת ולספחת ספחת טפילה לשאת אע"ג דמנחתא מיניה טובא אלא סיד היכל קשיא אלא מחוורתא מתניתין דלא כרבי עקיבא
This is no question: without Sid hekal, Kerum bezah would present no difficulty, for, although Kerum bezah is [two degrees] lower than Se'eth, Scripture says: For Se'eth and for Sappahath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIV, 56: For a rising and for a scab. Sappahath (translated 'scab') is from a root meaning 'to Join', 'be added to'. It is here taken to denote that which is joined, attached to Se'eth (translated 'rising') , i.e., its derivative Kerum bezah.');"><sup>1</sup></span> Sappahath is secondary to Se'eth although it is much [i.e., two degrees] lower.
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