non-jew (noun)

  • 1non-Jew — noun a Christian as contrasted with a Jew (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑gentile, ↑goy • Derivationally related forms: ↑gentile (for: ↑gentile) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 2JEW — (Heb. יְהוּדִי, Yehudi). Semantics The word Jew passed into the English language from the Greek (Ioudaios) by way of the Latin (Judaeus), and is found in early English (from about the year 1000) in a variety of forms: Iudea, Gyu, Giu, Iuu, Iuw,… …

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  • 3Jew — A Jew (Hebrew: יְהוּדִי, Yehudi (sl.); he. יְהוּדִים, Yehudim (pl.); Ladino: ג׳ודיו, Djudio (sl.); ג׳ודיוס, Djudios (pl.); Yiddish: ייִד, Yid (sl.); yi. ייִדן, Yidn (pl.)) [According to the The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language …

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  • 4Jew (word) — This article focuses on the etymology of the word Jew.Biblical and Middle Eastern origins: The Jews in their landThe Jewish ethnonym in Hebrew is he. יהודים Yehudim (plural of he. יהודי Yehudi ) which is the origin of the English word Jew . The… …

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  • 5blood libel — noun a) The false accusation that Jews murder non Jewish children to use their blood for their religious rituals and holidays. b) Any false or purportedly false accusation of murder of a non Jew by a Jewish person or organization …

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  • 6shegetz — noun an offensive term for non Jewish young man why does she like all those shkotzim? • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation, ↑Yiddish • Hypernyms: ↑gentile, ↑non Jew, ↑ …

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  • 7goy — noun /ɡɔɪ/ A non Jew, a Gentile. I don’t think that marriage is working, but I’m not going to be stupid about it and say she shouldn’t have married a goy …

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  • 8yok — noun /jɒk/ a) A non Jew; a Gentile. Id been warned about just such a day, when the yoks would come with their white boned fists and start knocking us about. b) you (singular); thou …

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  • 9shabbas goy — noun or shabbos goy Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: Yiddish shabes goy, from shabes Sabbath + goy gentile, from Hebrew gōy people, nation : a non Jew employed by Orthodox Jews to perform services (as turning lights on and off) which are… …

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  • 10BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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