English Explanatory Dictionary

shabbos goy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gentile who performs certain acts which are forbidden to observant Jews on Shabbat, such as kindling fire.
  2. A gentile who holds philo-Semitic views, and is perceived as being subservient to Jewish people.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of shabbos goy.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of shabbos goy.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɑbəs ˈɡɔɪ/

Word forms

shabbos goy shabbos goys shabbos goyim

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שבת גוי (shabes goy, literally “Sabbath gentile”).

Synonyms

Sabbath Gentile Sabbath goy

Translations

Azerbaijani: şabesqoy Dutch: sjabbesgoj French: shabbes goy German: Schabbes-Goj Hebrew: גוי של שבת Polish: szabes goj Polish: szabes-goj Polish: goj szabatowy Russian: шабесгой Swedish: shabbesgoj Yiddish: שבת גוי
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