Mamzer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mamzer is a noun meaning (derogatory) A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
Meaning
(derogatory) A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
More Meanings
- (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.
- (slang, derogatory) A contemptible person; a jerk.
Example Sentences
No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the assembly, no matter how many generations later.
Word Forms
- mamzers
- mamzerim
- mamser
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mamser, momzer, momser, mamzerut, meshummad, shiksa.
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