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Among Orthodox Jews, the term may be used to describe a Jewish girl or woman who fails to follow Orthodox religious precepts. The equivalent term for a non-Jewish male, used less frequently, is shegetz. [2] Because of Jewish matrilineal descent, there is often less of a taboo associated with non-Jewish men. [3] [4] [5]
Hebrew/Yiddish Used to mean congratulations. Used in Hebrew (mazal tov) or Yiddish. Used on to indicate good luck has occurred, ex. birthday, bar mitzvah, a new job, or an engagement. [1] Also shouted out at Jewish weddings when the groom (or both fiances) stomps on a glass. It is also used when someone accidentally breaks a glass or a dish. [1]
Sheigetz or shegetz (שייגעץ or in Hebrew שֵׁיְגֶּץ; alternative Romanizations incl. shaygetz, shaigetz, sheygets) with the alternative form shkotz (plural: sheygetses and shkotzim, respectively [1]) is a Yiddish word that has entered English to refer to a non-Jewish boy or young man. It may also be used by an observant Jew when ...
The word, derived from Yiddish, has been used historically (and often disparagingly) to describe a usually blond, non-Jewish woman who tempts an otherwise God-fearing man to stray from his ...
It is a variant form of the name Yentl (Yiddish: יענטל), which ultimately is thought to be derived from the Italian word gentile, meaning 'noble' or 'refined'. [1] [2] The name has entered American English only in the form yenta in the senses of "meddler, busybody, blabbermouth, gossip" and is not only used to refer to women.
The Yiddish word has a trilingual etymology: Hebrew, רבי rabbí ("my master"); the Slavic feminine suffix, -ица (-itsa); and the Yiddish feminine suffix, ין- -in. [1] A male or female rabbi may have a male spouse but, as women and openly gay men were prohibited from the rabbinate for most of Jewish history, there has historically been ...
The terms žīds (masc. sg.), žīdiete (fem. sg.), žīdi (masc. pl.) and žīdietes (fem. pl.) were also used alongside up until World War II as a neutral ethnonym. However, post-World War II mainly due to it being used in the Nazi propaganda and the influence of Russian, the term has become to be traditionally considered derogatory. Lithuanian
Yiddish words and phrases in Jewish law (7 P) Pages in category "Yiddish words and phrases" ... Head covering for Jewish women; J. Jewish greetings; K. Kibitzer;