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mamzerim

mamzerim is the plural of mamzer.

Meaning of mamzer

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.

Questions about mamzerim

What is mamzerim the plural of?
Mamzerim is the plural of mamzer.

Words near mamzerim in the dictionary

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

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