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["Richard" <aaa AT endlyss.com>]

Everything I can find so far the word simply means "mixed stuff".

Richard Conaway



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> Subject: [b-hebrew] Shatnez: Wool and Linen, or Animal Fiber and Plant
Fiber?
> 
> In Deut 22:11 it states:
> <LO) TIL:B.A$ $A75(A+:N"Z CEMER W.PI$:T.IYM YAX:D.FW00>
> "You shall not wear Shatnez, wool and linen together."
> 
> My question is thus:
> Linguistically, is the phrase "wool and linen" a definition of Shatnez
> (according to Rabbinic Judaism) or an example of Shatnez (according to
> Karaite Judaism). Or is it ambiguous, and can be read either way?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
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> B"H
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