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mamzer

mamzer noun: 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.

Noun

mamzer (plural mamzers or mamzerim)

  1. (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.
    • No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the assembly, no matter how many generations later.2001, David L. Lieber and Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1122
  2. (derogatory) A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
  3. (derogatory, slang) A contemptible person; a jerk.

Forms of mamzer

pluralmamzers
pluralmamzerim
alternative formmamser
alternative formmomser
alternative formmomzer

Origin of mamzer

Borrowed from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér, “a bastard”).

Questions about mamzer

What does mamzer mean?
Mamzer means 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.
What part of speech is mamzer?
Mamzer is a noun.
What is the plural of mamzer?
The plural of mamzer is mamzers.

Words near mamzer in the dictionary

  1. mamushi
  2. mamushis
  3. Mamusi
  4. mamzelle
  5. mamzelles
  6. mamzer
  7. mamzerim
  8. mamzers
  9. mamzerut
  10. man
  11. man about town

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