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| Tractate of the Talmud | |
|---|---|
| English: | Prohibited mixtures |
| Seder: | Zeraim |
| Number of mishnahs: | 77 |
| Chapters: | 9 |
| Babylonian Talmud pages: | - |
| Jerusalem Talmud pages: | 44 |
| Tosefta chapters: | 5 |
Kil'ayim (Hebrew: כִּלְאַיִם, lit. "Mixed Kinds") is the fourth tractate of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah, dealing with several biblical prohibitions of mixed species, namely, planting certain mixtures of seeds, grafting different species of trees together, growing plants other than grapevines in vineyards, crossbreeding animals, working a team of different kinds of animals together, and mixing wool and linen in garments.
The prohibitions are derived from the Torah in Leviticus 19:19 and Deuteronomy 22:9–11.
Like most tractates in the order of Zeraim, it appears in the Mishnah, the Jerusalem Talmud and the Tosefta only; there is no Babylonian Talmud for this tractate.