MAMZER

Etymology

Noun

mamzer (plural mamzers or mamzerim)

A child who is born out of wedlock, from an incestuous or adulterous relationship or from parents of different faiths; a bastard.

A contemptible person; a jerk.

(Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is forbidden by Jewish law, such as an unmarried man and a married woman, or whose mother is a mamzer. The term is often mistranslated as bastard.

Source: Wiktionary


Mam"zer, n. Etym: [Heb. mámz.]

Definition: A person born of relations between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard. Deut. xxiii. 2 (Douay version).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

coffee icon