mamzer

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Etymology

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From Hebrew ממזר (mamzér, bastard).

Noun

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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.
    • 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.
  2. A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
  3. A contemptible person; a jerk.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yiddish ממזר (mamzer), from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑm.zər/
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  • Hyphenation: mam‧zer

Noun

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mamzer m (plural mamzers or mamzeirem)

  1. (Judaism) mamzer, bastard (child born from a disallowed relationship)