Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prohibition in jewish law derived from the torah that prohibits the wearing of a fabric containing both wool an”. Today it says “cloth containing both wool and linen”.
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Shatnez (or Sh'atnez/Shaatnez ) ( שעטנז ) is the prohibition in Jewish law derived from the Torah that prohibits the wearing of a fabric containing both wool and linen ( linsey-woolsey ) ; this forbidden mixture is referred to in Judaism as shatnez .1The relevant parts of the Torah ( Leviticus 19:19 and Deuteronomy 22:5, 22:9-11) prohibit an individual from wearing wool and linen fabrics in one garment, the interbreeding of different species of animals, and the planting together of different kinds of seeds (collectively known as kilayim ).2
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Shatnez (or Shaatnez ; Biblical Hebrew Šaʿatnez ) is cloth containing both wool and linen ( linsey-woolsey ) , which Jewish law , derived from the Torah , prohibits wearing. The relevant parts of the Torah ( Leviticus 19:19 and Deuteronomy 22:9–11) prohibit an individual from wearing wool and linen fabrics in one garment, the interbreeding of different species of animals, and the planting together of different kinds of seeds (collectively known as kilayim ).
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Shatnez (or shaatnez , ; Biblical Hebrew Šaʿatnez ) is cloth containing both wool and linen ( linsey-woolsey ), which Jewish law , derived from the Torah , prohibits wearing. The relevant Biblical verses ( Leviticus 19:19 and Deuteronomy 22:11 ) prohibit an individual from wearing wool and linen fabrics in one garment, the interbreeding of different species of animals, and the planting together of different kinds of seeds (collectively known as kilayim ).
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Type of cloth Not to be confused with William Shatner .Shatnez (or shaatnez , ; šaʿaṭnēz ) is cloth containing both wool and linen ( linsey-woolsey ), which Jewish law , derived from the Torah , prohibits wearing. The relevant biblical verses ( Leviticus 19:19 and Deuteronomy 22:11 ) prohibit wearing wool and linen fabrics in one garment, the blending of different species of animals, and the planting together of different kinds of seeds (collectively known as kilayim ).
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Type of cloth Shatnez (or shaatnez , [ʃaʕatˈnez] ; Hebrew : שַׁעַטְנֵז šaʿaṭnēz ) is cloth containing both wool and linen ( linsey-woolsey ), which Jewish law , derived from the Torah , prohibits wearing. The relevant biblical verses ( Leviticus 19:19 and Deuteronomy 22:11 ) prohibit wearing wool and linen fabrics in one garment, the blending of different species of animals, and the planting together of different kinds of seeds (collectively known as kilayim ).
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prohibition in jewish law derived from the torah that prohibits the wearing of a fabric containing both wool an
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cloth containing both wool and linen
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