shabbos goy
shabbos goy · shabbos goys · shabbos goyim
A gentile who performs certain acts which are forbidden to observant Jews on Shabbat,…A gentile who performs certain acts which are forbidden to observant Jews on Shabbat, such as kindling fire.
/ˈʃɑbəs ˈɡɔɪ/
Meaning
2 sensesA gentile who performs certain acts which are forbidden to observant Jews on Shabbat, such as kindling fire.
Sometimes the family was helped on the Sabbath by a shabbos goy who would light some candles in their house.
(derogatory, offensive)A gentile who holds philo-Semitic views, and is perceived as being subservient to Jewish people.
Schabbes-Goj
шабесгойshabesgoy
Translations
4 languagesРусский
a gentile servant:
Deutsch
a gentile servant:
Origin
Borrowed from Yiddish שבת גוי (shabes goy, literally “Sabbath gentile”).Borrowed from Yiddish שבת גוי (shabes goy, literally “Sabbath gentile”).
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Forms
plural: shabbos goys / shabbos goyim| Singular | shabbos goy |
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| Plural | shabbos goys / shabbos goyim |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular