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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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Scholar's Press
[2016]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Jahr: 2016, Band: 135, Heft: 1, Seiten: 95-101 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Bibel. Levitikus 19,19
/ Bibel. Deuteronomium 22,11
/ Hebräisch
/ Substantiv
/ shaʿaṭnez
/ Kontamination (Wortbildung)
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judentum HB Altes Testament |
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Jews
B Semitic languages B PORTMANTEAU words B Etymology B ANIMAL species |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 blend. Its two source words are שַׁאַת* and עִנְז*, the early Hebrew forms of the Semitic words for “ewe” (*ṯaʾat) and “goat” (*ʿanz/*ʿinz), respectively. The resulting blend originally referred to a mixture of sheep and goat wool but was subsequently generalized to designate any mixed fabric, which is precisely what שַׁעַטְנֵז means in Lev 19:19 and Deut 22:11. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1351.2016.3028 |