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גולם

גולם

Hebrew

Noun

גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem) m (plural indefinite גְּלָמִים, plural construct גָּלְמֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. an inchoate object, an amorphous mass
  2. a dummy, a form
  3. (mythology, Jewish folklore) a golem, a clay automaton
  4. (entomology) a pupa
  5. (colloquial) a fool, a clod, an oaf, an awkward person

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Noun

גולם (goylem) m, plural גולמס (goylems) or גולמים (goylomem)

  1. (mythology, folklore) golem
  2. fool, idiot

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