מַמְזֵר

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H4464

Transliteration: mamzêr

Pronunciation: mam-zare'

Definition: bastard

Original: ממזר

Transliteration: mamzêr

Phonetic: mam-zare'

BDB Definition:

bastard, child of incest, illegitimate child
1. bastard
2. mixed population (figuratively)
3. born of a Jewish father and a heathen mother or visa versa

Origin: from an unused root meaning to alienate

TWOT entry: 1174a