Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "mamzer" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAMZER

From Hebrew.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF MAMZER

mamzer  [ˈmɑmzə] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAMZER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mamzer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAMZER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mamzer

Mamzer

A mamzer is a person born from certain forbidden relationships, or the descendant of such a person, in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish religious law. A mamzer is someone who is either born of adultery by a married Jewish woman and a Jewish man who is not her husband, or born of incest, or someone who has a mamzer as a parent. Mamzer status is not synonymous with illegitimacy, since it does not include children whose mother was unmarried.

Definition of mamzer in the English dictionary

The definition of mamzer in the dictionary is a child of an incestuous or adulterous union.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAMZER


thrymsa
ˈθrɪmzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAMZER

mammogenic
mammogram
mammograph
mammographic
mammography
mammon
mammonish
mammonism
mammonist
mammonistic
mammonite
mammoplasties
mammoplasty
mammoth
Mammoth Cave National Park
mammy
mammy wagon
mampara
mampoer
man

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAMZER

appetizer
blazer
bulldozer
buzzer
energizer
equalizer
fertilizer
Frazer
freezer
homogenizer
immobilizer
moisturizer
optimizer
organizer
panzer
Pulitzer
razer
stabilizer
synthesizer
trailblazer

Synonyms and antonyms of mamzer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mamzer» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF MAMZER

Find out the translation of mamzer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mamzer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mamzer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mamzer
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mamzer
570 millions of speakers

English

mamzer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mamzer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الممزر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mamzer
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mamzer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mamzer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mamzer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mamzer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mamzer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mamzer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mamzer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mamzer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mamzer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mamzer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मांजर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mamzer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mamzer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mamzera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mamzer
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mamzer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mamzer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mamzer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mamzer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mamzer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mamzer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMZER»

The term «mamzer» is normally little used and occupies the 135.573 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Little used
37
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «mamzer» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of mamzer
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «mamzer».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMZER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mamzer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mamzer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mamzer

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAMZER»

Discover the use of mamzer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mamzer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Roadmap to the Heavens: An Anthropological Study of ...
The religious definition ofMamzer Scholars recognize that the meaning and the implication of the social category “Mamzer” in the Tannaitic literature is an elusive one (cf. Bar-Ilan 2000; S. J. D. Cohen 2000; and others). The social category ...
Sigalit Ben-Zion, 2009
2
Destination Torah: Notes and Reflections on Selected Verses ...
How confident are we about the mamzer scripture, and specifically about the dis- legomenon mamzerl Its other occurrence is in Zechariah "Mamzers shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut down the pride of the Philistines" (Zech. 9:6). Scholar after ...
I. S. D. Sassoon, 2001
3
Post-Roman Towns, Trade and Settlement in Europe and ...
Mamzer 1973: Henryk Mamzer, „Technologia części uzbrojenia znalezionych na grodzisku w Styrmen, okręg Ruse", in: Slavia Antiqua 20, 1973, S. 125-129. Mamzer 1979: Henryk Mamzer, „Technologia produkcji przedmiotów żelaznych ze ...
Joachim Henning, 2007
4
Jewish Living: A Guide to Contemporary Reform Practice
23:3 and Rashi ad loc.; M. Y'vamot 4:13 and M. Kiddushin 3:12; Yad, Isurei Biah 15:1; Shulchan Aruch, Even Ha-Eizer 4:13. The mamzer, it must be noted, is not identical to the “bastard” of other legal systems. In Jewish law, a child born “out of  ...
Mark Washofsky, 2001
5
Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature: A Collection of ...
In Zechariah 9:6 the word mamzer appears again; “A mamzer shall dwell in Ashdod and I will make an end to the pride of Philistia.” It is not clear if the reference is to a Jew born as a mamzer or to a member of a foreign nation. Here the mamzer ...
Simcha Fishbane, 2007
6
Jewish Religious Law: A Progressive Perspective
According to Rabbinic law, a Mamzer, so defined, is forbidden to marry a Jew not similarly tainted. Furthermore, since 'even in the tenth generation' was taken to mean 'for ever', the disability perpetuates itself indefinitely, both in the male and ...
John D. Rayner, 1998
7
Sex, Drugs, and Violence in the Jewish Tradition: Moral ...
However, a mamzer is not merely an illegitimate child in the Jewish tradition, but he carries a life-long legacy of discrimination. A mamzer is a full Jew in every way except one — a mamzer cannot marry another Jew. The Torah states, "No ...
Daniel B. Kohn, 2004
8
Jesus and Archaeology
In “Recovering Jesus' Mamzerut,” B. Chilton insightfully argues that Jesus may well have been treated as a mamzer in Nazareth (see his chapter in this volume). His sources are the Mishnah, the Tosephta, the Talmudim, and the Hebrew Bible.
James H. Charlesworth, 2006
9
Philosophy of the Talmud
This is a new presentation of the philosophy of the Talmud. The Talmud is not a work of formal philosophy, but much of what it says is relevant to philosophical enquiry of the kind that has been going on recently.
Hyam Maccoby, 2013
10
Jewish Traditions: A JPS Guide
against such behavior, for “in order to create a horror of illicit marriages, a mamzer was not allowed to marry an Israelite woman; the adulterer and the adulteress were thus taught that by their act they bring upon their seed irreparable injury.
Ronald L. Eisenberg, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAMZER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mamzer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Abbas: Palestinian Authority Unity Gov't to Resign in 24 Hours
Another cute portrait of Abu Mamzer. inspecting the facilities of the Hamas/UNRWA rectal dental school. Well, at least we know that Abu does ... «Arutz Sheva, Jun 15»
2
HomeHow Much Yiddish Do You Know? Hopefully More Than …
Question 4: Why is “mamzer,” the Yiddish word for “bastard,” mixed in with the answers for a question that has to do with eating a cookie? «Jewish Daily Forward, Jun 15»
3
Why was the Book of Ruth written?
18:15) and any child would be considered to be a mamzer (child of a forbidden ... and who, on the face of it, was a mamzer, or religious outcast. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, May 15»
4
The 'chained women' whose husbands refuse them a divorce
"Yeah," Rabbi Jacks concedes. This cruel label has real-world repercussions. A mamzer is prohibited from marrying anyone, except another ... «Daily Life, May 15»
5
Bloodhound review: Ramona Koval goes in search of her father
... her own daughter, a student of Jewish rabbinic law in Jerusalem, puts it later on, a mamzer​: a bastard born from an adulterous relationship. «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
6
Breaking the chains
"Yeah," Rabbi Jacks concedes. This cruel label has real-world repercussions. A mamzer is prohibited from marrying anyone, except another ... «WA today, May 15»
7
A Priesthood of the Imperfect (Parshat Emor, Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
Add to this list the mamzer (someone born of a forbidden union), who may never marry anyone except another such unfortunate, and it sounds ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
8
James Baker: Iran Cannot Be Trusted
... Commenter · Washington University in St. Louis. Baker a true mamzer and an enemy of the jewish people and the state of Israel. Reply · Like. «Arutz Sheva, Apr 15»
9
Talpiot Tomb Geology
I'm not persuaded by his view that Jesus was a mamzer – for my reasoning, see my article, “Was Jesus Illegitimate?” And of course, for more of ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
10
Desperate White House 'Trolls' Netanyahu on Twitter
There is nobody who can tell the black mamzer what to do and how stupid and idiotic he behaves.This is because his DNA. Reply · Like. «Arutz Sheva, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mamzer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mamzer>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z