The Large Gimel of the Shaving Law — Leviticus 13:33
וְהִתְגַּלָּח
What to look for
The gimel in vehitgalach, in the laws of the skin affliction called the netek, is enlarged.
What it is
An enlarged letter flagged by the Masorah in the purity laws of Leviticus 13.
Why it matters
The verse commands shaving around the afflicted spot but never the spot itself — a law entirely about respecting boundaries, marked with a letter that crosses the normal boundary of size.
How it has been understood
No single famous midrash attaches here, which is itself instructive: some enlarged letters carry rich traditions, others simply preserve an ancient scribal practice whose original reason is remembered only by the letters themselves.