Unraveling Hebrew shaʿaṭnez
Hebrew שַׁעַטְנֵז, which refers to a mixed fabric, occurs only in Lev 19:19 and Deut 22:11 in prohibitions of various mixtures. Its meaning is clear, but its etymology has hitherto eluded a convincing explanation. I propose that, as a word denoting a hybrid of materials, שַׁעַטְנֵז is a lexical blen...
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Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
[2016]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2016, Volume: 135, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-101 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Levitikus 19,19
/ Bible. Deuteronomium 22,11
/ Hebrew language
/ Noun
/ shaʿaṭnez
/ Contamination (Technology) (Word formation)
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RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Jews
B Semitic languages B PORTMANTEAU words B Etymology B ANIMAL species |
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