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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
"Goy" is actually Yiddish for a person who is not Jewish. "Goyim" is the plural of "Goy". It's not always complimentary.
Source(s): Grew up Jewish. - Anonymous6 years ago
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What does the term "goy" mean ?
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Source(s): term quot goy quot mean: https://biturl.im/rxwHh - kaganateLv 71 decade ago
It is Hebrew for nation.
In Hebrew and Yidish common idiom, it refers to anyone of a nation other than Jewish - the best English translation of the usage would be "a person of the nations"
Goyim is plural. Depending on context, it can mean multiple nations (and in this context can include the nation of Israel) or it can mean multiple non-Jewish people.
The term is not derogatory - it is simply the Hebrew and Yidish word -- some people interpret it that way.
"Gentile" is an English word so is not a relevant replacement.
Source(s): I am a traditional Jew - 1 decade ago
It means nation or people
Usually of non-Hebrew people
Found 558 times in the KJV - Gentiles, 30; heathen, 143; nation, 374; people, 11
- Anonymous1 decade ago
It's a Biblical Hebrew term for "nation" then later it took the derogatory meaning of "Non-Jew".
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Goy - Gentile
A person who isn't Jewish
- 1 decade ago
It is a Yiddish term for a non-Jewish person.
"Goyim" is plural. As in "You can ignore the goyim hanging out in front of the market. They're meshuggah."
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