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Meaning of mamzer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
  3. A contemptible person; a jerk.

Equivalents

עברית ממזר ממזרת

Examples

“No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the assembly, no matter how many generations later.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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