What is a "goyim" (Goi/Goy)?

in goyim •  3 years ago 

"goy·im (goi′ĭm) or goys Often Offensive
A person who is not Jewish."
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/goyim

"from Yiddish, from Hebrew goi people"
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/goyim

"In modern Hebrew and Yiddish goy (/ɡɔɪ/, Hebrew: גוי‎, regular plural goyim /ˈɡɔɪ.ɪm/, גוים‎ or גויים‎) is a term for a gentile, a non-Jew.[2] Through Yiddish,[3] the word has been adopted into English (often pluralised as goys) also to mean gentile, sometimes with a pejorative sense."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goy

"It could be argued that it is only a Jewish word meaning “gentile”; however, it has a demeaning connotation."
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/goyim-is-a-derogatory-word-that-even-offends-a-jew/

"A Hebrew word used in the Jewish Scriptures (a.k.a. the Old Testament). The word literally means "nations," and is always used within these scriptures to refer to the nations of the world. Significantly, within the Old Testament, Judah (the Jewish nation) itself is called a "goy."

  1. In the Old Testament, the Jews were called to be a nation separate from the other nations, which were all Pagan. And so, colloquially, all non-Jewish nations came to be called "goyim" as in "the nations" from which the God of the Old Testament had called upon the Jews to separate themselves.
  2. A word used by some Jews to refer to Gentiles (non-Jews)."
    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=goyim

"“The Goyim Know” is an anti-Semitic catchphrase, used by itself or combined with the related phrase “shut it down,” as in “Oy vey, the Goyim know! Shut it down!” An alternate version is “Da Goyim Know.” It is most associated with the alt right segment of the white supremacist movement and message boards such as 4chan and 8chan"
https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/the-goyim-knowshut-it-down

"Goyim Were Born Only To Serve Us": The Moral Wisdom Of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
https://newrepublic.com/article/78490/goyim-were-born-only-serve-us-the-moral-wisdom-rabbi-ovadia-yosef

It doesn’t matter what goyim say; it matters what Jews do
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/it-doesnt-matter-what-goyim-say-it-matters-what-jews-do/

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