3610. kilayim
Strong's Lexicon
kilayim: Mixtures, mixed kinds

Original Word: כִּלְאַיִם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: kilayim
Pronunciation: kee-lah'-yim
Phonetic Spelling: (kil-ah'-yim)
Definition: Mixtures, mixed kinds
Meaning: two heterogeneities

Word Origin: Derived from the root כָּלַא (kala), meaning "to shut up" or "restrain."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance for "kilayim," as this concept is specific to the Hebrew Torah and its laws.

Usage: The term "kilayim" refers to the prohibition of mixing different kinds, particularly in the context of agriculture and textiles. It is used to describe the forbidden practice of sowing different kinds of seeds together, breeding different kinds of animals, or wearing garments made of mixed fabrics, such as wool and linen.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of "kilayim" was part of the broader Levitical laws that emphasized purity, separation, and holiness. These laws were given to the Israelites to set them apart from other nations and to teach them principles of order and distinction. The prohibition against mixing different kinds was symbolic of maintaining purity and avoiding confusion or disorder in God's creation.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kala
Definition
two kinds
NASB Translation
two kinds (4).

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 Leviticus 19:19 not cause thy cattle to breed (in) two kinds; ׳שָֽׂדְךָ לֹא תִּזְרַע כ Leviticus 19:19 (H); לֹא תִּזְרַע ׳כַּרְמְךָ כ Deuteronomy 22:9 (both כִּלְאָ֑יִם); ׳בֶּגֶד כ Leviticus 19:19 (H); — only in law of H and D against mixtures.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
divers seeds e kinds, mingled seed

Dual of kele' in the original sense of separation; two heterogeneities -- divers seeds (-e kinds), mingled (seed).

see HEBREW kele'

Forms and Transliterations
כִּלְאַ֔יִם כִּלְאַ֙יִם֙ כִּלְאָ֑יִם כלאים kil’ayim kil’āyim kil·’a·yim kil·’ā·yim kilAyim
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 19:19
HEB: לֹא־ תַרְבִּ֣יעַ כִּלְאַ֔יִם שָׂדְךָ֖ לֹא־
NAS: You shall not breed together two kinds
KJV: gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow
INT: nor breed two your field nor

Leviticus 19:19
HEB: לֹא־ תִזְרַ֣ע כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֙יִם֙
NAS: two kinds of your cattle;
KJV: thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment
INT: nor sow kinds A garment two

Leviticus 19:19
HEB: כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֙יִם֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז לֹ֥א
NAS: your field with two kinds of seed, nor
KJV: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen
INT: kinds A garment two of material nor

Deuteronomy 22:9
HEB: תִזְרַ֥ע כַּרְמְךָ֖ כִּלְאָ֑יִם פֶּן־ תִּקְדַּ֗שׁ
NAS: your vineyard with two kinds of seed, or
KJV: thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit
INT: sow your vineyard two or will become

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3610
4 Occurrences


kil·’a·yim — 4 Occ.
















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