מַמְזֵר

mamzer · mamzer

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4464 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

mamzer (מַמְזֵר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “mamzer”.

A word whose sense is disputed, probably one born of a union forbidden by the law.

How to say it

mam·zer

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A child born of a union the law forbade.
  2. A mixed people of foreign origin, living in a city.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • Deuteronomy 23:2

    A mamzer shall not enter the assembly of YHWH; even to the tenth generation none of his shall enter the assembly of YHWH.

  • Zechariah 9:6

    And a mamzer will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.