Ki Seitzei 22:09 · unit 13

TT #198 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:09

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־תִזְרַ֥ע כַּרְמְךָ֖ כִּלְאָ֑יִם פֶּן־תִּקְדַּ֗שׁ הַֽמְלֵאָ֤ה הַזֶּ֙רַע֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּזְרָ֔ע וּתְבוּאַ֖ת הַכָּֽרֶם׃

You shall not sow your vineyard with mixed seeds, lest the fullness of the seed that you sow and the produce of the vineyard become forbidden.

Chabad.org — 22:09

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Kilayim.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כִּלְאָיִם – בִּשְׁנֵי מִינִין הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר.

English: “Mixed seeds” — the verse speaks of two species.

On the daf / in context: The term kilayim is defined by comparison with the parallel verse in Vayikra: just as there it means two distinct species, so here.

Type of Learning

Gezerah shavah / definitional comparison of the word “kilayim.”

What Is Learned

The prohibition of vineyard kilayim requires two different species sown together.