 Or it may be 2 on the mustache, 2 somewhere on the cheek, and one on the point on the chin.As a result, Shulchan Aruch prohibits the shaving of the entire beard and mustache.Because the biblical prohibition against shaving uses the Hebrew word "gelech" ("גלח"), which refers to shaving with a blade against the skin, Talmudic rabbis interpreted it to only refer to a blade, and only to the hair being cut close to the roots, in a smooth manner.