Lexicon
כִּלְאַיִם
kil.a.yim
H3610
H:N-M Hebrew

mixture

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Hebrew
Language

kil.a.yim denotes a prohibited mixing, applied to animals, seed, and garments in Scripture.

The attested use concerns prohibited mixing: Leviticus 19:19 applies it to animal breeding, field sowing, and garments, while Deuteronomy 22:9 applies it to sowing a vineyard with two kinds of seed.

Senses in use

  1. Prohibited mixing in breeding, sowing, and clothing · dominant

    In Leviticus 19:19, the three masculine dual absolute forms occur in prohibitions concerning mating an animal, sowing a field, and wearing a garment; the APB renders these clauses with “mixture” and “mixed stuff.” In Deuteronomy 22:9, the same form occurs in the prohibition against sowing a vineyard with two kinds of seed, and the APB renders the resulting clause as a warning that the yield may become consecrated.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “mixture” and “mixed stuff” in Leviticus 19:19, while Deuteronomy 22:9 expresses the agricultural prohibition as sowing with “two kinds of seed.” These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.

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