mamzer
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English
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Etymology
Hebrew ממזר (mamzér, “bastard”)
Noun
mamzer (plural mamzers or mamzerim)
- (Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.
- 2001, David L. Lieber and Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1122:
- No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the assembly, no matter how many generations later.
- A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
- A contemptible person; a jerk.
Translations
person of illegitimate birth
Dutch
Alternative forms
- mamzeer (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish ממזר (mamzer), from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér).