shabbat goy
shabbat goy is the alternative spelling of shabbos goy.
Meaning of shabbos goy
Noun
shabbos goy (plural shabbos goys or shabbos goyim)
- A gentile who performs certain acts which are forbidden to observant Jews on Shabbat, such as kindling fire.
- Sometimes the family was helped on the Sabbath by a shabbos goy who would light some candles in their house.
- Synonyms:
- Sabbath Gentile, Sabbath goy
- A gentile who holds philo-Semitic views, and is perceived as being subservient to Jewish people.
Noun (1) capitalized: Shabbat Goy
Shabbat Goy (plural Shabbat Goys)
- Alternative spelling of shabbos goy.
Noun (2) capitalized: Shabbat goy
Shabbat goy (plural Shabbat goys)
- Alternative spelling of shabbos goy.
Forms of shabbat goy
| plural | shabbat goys |
|---|---|
| plural | Shabbat Goys |
| plural | Shabbat goys |
Questions about shabbat goy
- What is shabbat goy the alternative spelling of?
- Shabbat goy is the alternative spelling of shabbos goy.
- What part of speech is shabbat goy?
- Shabbat goy is a noun.
- What is the plural of shabbat goy?
- The plural of shabbat goy is shabbat goys.
Words near shabbat goy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: shabbat goy (page history and authors); Shabbat Goy (page history and authors); Shabbat goy (page history and authors); shabbos goy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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