shabbos goy

English

Alternative forms

• Shabbat Goy, Shabbat goy, shabbat goy
• Shabbes Goy, Shabbes goy, shabbes goy
• Shabbos Goy, Shabbos goy

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שבת גוי (shabes goy, literally “Sabbath gentile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑbəs ˈɡɔɪ/

Noun

shabbos goy (plural shabbos goys)

1. A Gentile servant who performs certain acts which are forbidden to observant Jews on the Sabbath/Shabbat.

Translations

gentile servant

• French: shabbes goy m
• German: Schabbes-Goj m
• Hebrew: גוי של שבת (he) m (goy shel shabat)
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• Polish: szabes goj m, szabes-goj m, goj szabatowy m
• Yiddish: שבת גוי (yi) m (shabes goy)