8162. shaatnez
Berean Strong's Lexicon
shaatnez: Mixed fabric, mixed cloth

Original Word: שַׁעַטְנֵז
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: shaatnez
Pronunciation: shah-at-NEZ
Phonetic Spelling: (shah-at-naze')
Definition: Mixed fabric, mixed cloth
Meaning: linsey-woolsey

Word Origin: The origin of the word is uncertain, but it is traditionally understood to be a compound or a loanword, possibly of Egyptian or Akkadian origin.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, as the concept of shaatnez is specific to the Hebrew cultural and religious context.

Usage: The term "shaatnez" refers to a specific prohibition in the Hebrew Bible against wearing garments made of a mixture of wool and linen. This prohibition is part of the broader set of laws given to the Israelites to maintain holiness and distinctiveness as God's chosen people.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the prohibition against wearing shaatnez was part of the Holiness Code, which outlined various laws to set the Israelites apart from other nations. The mixing of wool and linen was seen as a violation of the natural order established by God. Wool, derived from animals, and linen, derived from plants, symbolized different realms of creation. The prohibition may have served as a reminder of the importance of maintaining purity and separation in various aspects of life, reflecting a broader theological principle of holiness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
perhaps of foreign origin
Definition
mixed stuff
NASB Translation
material mixed (1), material mixed together (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שַׁעַטְנֵז noun masculine mixed stuff (perhaps of Egyptian origin; Kn derives from Coptic saht, woven, + nudj, false (PeyronLex 224. 133), and thinks originally שַׁעַטְנֹז; ᵐ5 has κίβδηλος spurious); — a kind of cloth forbidden for garments; defined Deuteronomy 22:11 by צֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּים יַחְדָּו, and Leviticus 19:19 (H) by כִּלְאַיִם.

שֵׁעִיר see שֵׂעִיר.

I. שׁעל (√of following; Late Hebrew שַׁעַל, deep, depth, of sea; Aramaic שְׁעוֺלָא, שָׁעֳלָא, = Biblical Hebrew [שֹׁעַל]).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
garment of divers sorts, linen and wollen

Probably of foreign derivation; linsey- woolsey, i.e. Cloth of linen and wool carded and spun together -- garment of divers sorts, linen and wollen.

Forms and Transliterations
שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז שעטנז ša‘aṭnêz ša·‘aṭ·nêz shaatNez
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 19:19
HEB: וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֙יִם֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז לֹ֥א יַעֲלֶ֖ה
NAS: upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.
KJV: mingled of linen and woollen come
INT: A garment two of material nor wear

Deuteronomy 22:11
HEB: לֹ֤א תִלְבַּשׁ֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז צֶ֥מֶר וּפִשְׁתִּ֖ים
NAS: You shall not wear a material mixed of wool
KJV: Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, [as] of woollen
INT: shall not wear A material of wool and linen

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8162
2 Occurrences


ša·‘aṭ·nêz — 2 Occ.
















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