mamzer en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér, “a bastard”).
Meanings
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(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:
- (derogatory) A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
- (derogatory, slang) A contemptible person; a jerk.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| momser | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mamser | alternative | lexicographic | |
| momzer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mamzers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mamzerim | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
cs mamzer (a person of illegitimate birth) · yi ממזרת (a person of illegitimate birth) · yi ממזר (a person of illegitimate birth) · ru мамзер (a person of illegitimate birth) · ja マムゼール (a person of illegitimate birth) · fr mamzer (a person of illegitimate birth) · he מַמְזֶרֶת (a person of illegitimate birth) · it mamzer (a person of illegitimate birth) · he מַמְזֵר (a person of illegitimate birth) · de Mamser (a person of illegitimate birth) · pl mamzer (a person of illegitimate birth) · de Mamzer (a person of illegitimate birth) · bg копеле (a person of illegitimate birth)