שעטנז

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Hebrew

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מעבדה לבדיקת שעטנז בירושלים.

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ע־ט־נ־ז (sh-ʿ-ṭ-n-z)

Of obscure origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

שַׁעַטְנֵז‎ (shatnézm

  1. (Judaism) shatnez
    • Tanach, Leviticus 19:19, with translation of the King James Version:
      אֶֽת־חֻקֹּתַי֮ תִּשְׁמֹ֒רוּ֒ בְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙ לֹא־תַרְבִּ֣יעַ כִּלְאַ֔יִם שָׂדְךָ֖ לֹא־תִזְרַ֣ע כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֙יִם֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז לֹ֥א יַעֲלֶ֖ה עָלֶֽיךָ׃
      Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 22:11, with translation of the King James Version:
      לֹ֤א תִלְבַּשׁ֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז צֶ֥מֶר וּפִשְׁתִּ֖ים יַחְדָּֽו׃
      Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.

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