1. Adjective, referring to something or someone who is not Jewish. Derived from "goy" - a Hebrew word used in the Jewish Scriptures (a.k.a. the Old Testament). The word means "nation," and is always used within these scriptures to refer to the nations of the world. Significantly, within the Old Testament, Judah (the Jewish nation) itself is called a "goy."
2. In the Old Testament, the Jews were called to be a nation separate from the other nations, which were all Pagan. And so, colloquially, all non-Jewish nations came to be called "goyim" as in "the nations" from which the God of the Old Testament had called upon the Jews to separate themselves.
3. A word used by some Jews to refer to the things of the Gentiles (non-Jews), whether ideas or cultural manifestations, etc. The word can have derogatory connotations, such as the word "black" when used to refer to a persons of African descent. It can be neutral or negative depending on the context and the intent of the speaker.
Noun: goy
Pl. Noun: goyim
Adjective: goyish or, less commonly, goyisch
2. In the Old Testament, the Jews were called to be a nation separate from the other nations, which were all Pagan. And so, colloquially, all non-Jewish nations came to be called "goyim" as in "the nations" from which the God of the Old Testament had called upon the Jews to separate themselves.
3. A word used by some Jews to refer to the things of the Gentiles (non-Jews), whether ideas or cultural manifestations, etc. The word can have derogatory connotations, such as the word "black" when used to refer to a persons of African descent. It can be neutral or negative depending on the context and the intent of the speaker.
Noun: goy
Pl. Noun: goyim
Adjective: goyish or, less commonly, goyisch
1. "Gather together, gather together, O shameful goy" - Zephaniah 2:1 (Referring to the Jewish nation)
2. Honey-baked ham is a goyish food; have some gefilte fish instead.
2. Honey-baked ham is a goyish food; have some gefilte fish instead.
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non-goyim / plural
nän-ˈgȯi- əm
1: a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people
2: one whose religion is Judaism
3a: a member of the tribe of Judah
b: ISRAELITE
verb
4: bargain with someone in a miserly or petty way.
nän-ˈgȯi- əm
1: a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people
2: one whose religion is Judaism
3a: a member of the tribe of Judah
b: ISRAELITE
verb
4: bargain with someone in a miserly or petty way.
1. Non-goyims strive towards World domination.
2. Non-goyims control the media, and the global financial system.
3. Usury and profiteering is the life blood of the non-goyim.
4. Non-goyims Propagate communism.
5. Non-goyims claim to have killed the fictional character Jesus of Nazareth in order to upset the goyims.
6. Non-goyims are poisoning all sources of water on earth using The World Health Organization.
7.Non-goyims specialize in causing wars, revolutions, and calamities.
8. Non-goyims Invented and exaggerating the Holocaust.
2. Non-goyims control the media, and the global financial system.
3. Usury and profiteering is the life blood of the non-goyim.
4. Non-goyims Propagate communism.
5. Non-goyims claim to have killed the fictional character Jesus of Nazareth in order to upset the goyims.
6. Non-goyims are poisoning all sources of water on earth using The World Health Organization.
7.Non-goyims specialize in causing wars, revolutions, and calamities.
8. Non-goyims Invented and exaggerating the Holocaust.
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