Lexical Definition
כִּלְאַיִם kilʼayim (kil-ah'-yim) mixture H:N-M
dual of כֶּלֶא in the original sense of separation
divers seeds (-e kinds), mingled (seed).
- two heterogeneities
1) two kinds, mixture
1a) forbidden practice among cattle (cross breeding), seeds (sowing), and cloth garments (material)
See Greek: διάφορος · ὕστερος · ὑφαντός
Brown-Driver-Briggs
כִּלְאַיִם noun [masculine] dual two kinds (Arabic ,
both; Ethiopic
two; perhaps also כלאי MI23 both, two, NöLCB 1889, 61, cf DrSm xcii; Sm u. SoMI, 1886 suggest reservoirs; see also כְּלִי) — בְּהֶמְתְּךָ לֹא ׳תַּרְבִּיעַ כ Lev 19:19 not cause thy cattle to breed (in) two kinds; ׳שָֽׂדְךָ לֹא תִּזְרַע כ vLev 19:19 (H); לֹא תִּזְרַע ׳כַּרְמְךָ כ Deut 22:9 (both כִּלְאָ֑יִם); ׳בֶּגֶד כ Lev 19:19 (H); — only in law of H and D against mixtures.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 19:19 |
| Deuteronomy | 22:9 |