2. Noun. (plural of goy) ¹
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Definition of Goyim
1. goy [n] - See also: goy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goyim
Literary usage of Goyim
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Voice of Jerusalem by Israel Zangwill (1921)
"THE goyim (The Venturer, October, 1920) BKW AK K of the goyim, his elders told
... Foul-tongued and -ferocious these creatures, the worst of the goyim. ..."
2. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Robertson Smith (1896)
"While as yet the Jewish nation had no political existence, goyim denoted generally
the nations of the world, especially including the immediate descendants ..."
3. The Cause of World Unrest by Howell Arthur Gwynne (1920)
"well-being of the goyim, putting an end everywhere to peace, quiet, solidarity,
and destroying all the foundations of the goyim States. ..."
4. Pentateuch and Book of Joshua Critically Examined by John William Colenso (1863)
"The word D(13i goyim, 'nations,' generally means Gentiles; but this rendering
does not seem appropriate here, since all the Canaanites were, of course, ..."
5. Authority and Archaeology, Sacred and Profane: Essays on the Relation of by David George Hogarth, Samuel Rolles Driver (1899)
"goyim" is the ordinary Hebrew word for " nations " (hence Auth. Vers. ...
No people called goyim is, however, known from the monuments ; and hence Sir H. ..."
6. The Psychoanalytic Method by Oskar Pfister (1917)
"Under the "Papageien" may further have been understood the elegant cousins whom
Heine now denies as strangers (goyim) to him. ..."
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