English
mamzer
Mamzer comes from Hebrew מַמְזֵר ‘a bastard’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמַמְזֵרmamzér‘a bastard’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001mamzer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentמַמְזֵרmamzér‘a bastard’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001mamzer
Earliest quotation: 2001, David L. Lieber and Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary: “No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the…”
Every English word from Hebrew מַמְזֵר
Today it means
noun A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מַמְזֵר / mamzer