גולם
Hebrew
Etymology
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Noun
גולם / גֹּלֶם • (gólem) m (plural indefinite גְּלָמִים, plural construct גָּלְמֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]
- an inchoate object, an amorphous mass
- a dummy, a form
- (mythology, Jewish folklore) a golem, a clay automaton
- (entomology) a pupa
- (colloquial) a fool, a clod, an oaf, an awkward person
Anagrams
Yiddish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).
Noun
גולם • (goylem) m, plural גולמס (goylems) or גולמים (goylomem)
Derived terms
- דער עולם איז אַ גולם (der oylem iz a goylem)
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