goy

English - Turkish

Definition of goy in English Turkish dictionary

(isim) yahudi olmayan kimse

musevi olmayan

Yahudi olmayan kimse

Musevi olmayan kimse

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of goy in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Yahudilerin, Yahudi olmayan kişi ve kuruluşlara verdikleri ad

English - English

Definition of goy in English English dictionary

A non-Jew, a Gentile

I don’t think that marriage is working, but I’m not going to be stupid about it and say she shouldn’t have married a goy.

{i} gentile, non-Jewish person

a non Jew; a Gentile

in this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews

Related Terms

Sabbath Goy

non-Jew hired to do tasks on the Sabbath which Jews are forbidden to do

Turkish pronunciation

goy

Pronunciation

/ˈgoi/ /ˈɡɔɪ/

Etymology

[ 'goi ] (noun.) 1841. From Yiddish גוי (goy, “gentile”) Hebrew גּוֹי (goi, “nation”). Cf. Exodus 19:6: ממלכת קהנים וגוי קדוש (mamlekhet kohanim v'goy kadosh) "... a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (referring to the Jewish people). The word "goy" technically refers not to non-Jews, but rather to a nation per se; the Jews are said to constitute a "goy". But through common usage - namely referring to "the nations" - the word came to colloquially refer to non-Jews.