גולם

Hebrew

Root
ג־ל־ם (g-l-m)

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

References

• “גולם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• גולם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• מוגל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɪ̯ləm/

Noun

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

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

   Synonym: טיפּש (tipesh)

Derived terms

• דער עולם איז אַ גולם (der oylem iz a goylem)