- plow with an ox and an ass together
- mix apples and oranges, try to combine two dissimilar things
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
MIXED SPECIES — (Heb. כִּלְאַיִם; kilayim), prohibition mentioned twice in the Bible. Leviticus 19:19 states: Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind; thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed; neither shall… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
American and British English spelling differences — Spelling differences redirects here. For other uses, see Category:Language comparison. For guidelines on dialects and spelling in the English language version of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Differences… … Wikipedia
KORAH — (Heb. קֹרַח), son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi. Korah is the central figure in the story of the revolt against the authority and status of Moses at the time of the wanderings in the wilderness (Num. 16). According to the story in its… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Deuteronomy 22 — 1 Thou shalt not see thy brother s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. 2 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto … The King James version of the Bible
Ki Teitzei — Ki Teitzei, Ki Tetzei, Ki Tetse, Ki Thetze, Ki Tese, Ki Tetzey, or Ki Seitzei (כי תצא Hebrew for “when you go,” the first words in the parshah) is the 49th weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth … Wikipedia
Korah — Moses and Korah, 1466 manuscript miniature, National Library of Poland. Korah or Kórach (Hebrew: קֹרַח, Standard Kórakh Tiberian Qōraḥ; Baldness; ice; hail; frost ) Some older English translations, as well as the Douay Bible), spell the name Core … Wikipedia
Naso (parsha) — Naso or Nasso (נָשֹׂא Hebrew for lift up, the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 35th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the book of Numbers. It constitutes … Wikipedia
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
agriculture, origins of — Introduction the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… … Universalium
Europe — /yoor euhp, yerr / for 1; /yoo roh pee, yeuh / for 2, n. 1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and… … Universalium