What does מַמְזֵר (mamĕzēr) mean in the Bible?
מַמְזֵר (mamĕzēr): A person of illegitimate or mixed ethnic-religious descent, excluded from covenant community participation and priestly access.
Hebrew · H4464
מַמְזֵר
A mongrel , i.e. born of a Jewish father and a heathen mother
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מַמְזֵר H4464
Pronunciation mamĕzēr
What does מַמְזֵר (mamĕzēr) mean in the Bible?
מַמְזֵר (mamĕzēr): A person of illegitimate or mixed ethnic-religious descent, excluded from covenant community participation and priestly access.
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How does the BSB render H4464?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include A mixed race (1), one of illegitimate birth (1).
Where does מַמְזֵר (mamĕzēr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 23:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Zechariah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It A mixed race 1× Zechariah 9:6
one of illegitimate birth 1× Deuteronomy 23:2
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First aligned row Deuteronomy 23:2
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Deuteronomy 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
מַמְזֵ֖ר 2x mam·zêr Deuteronomy 23:2, Zechariah 9:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 23:2, Zechariah 9:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A person of illegitimate or mixed ethnic-religious descent, excluded from covenant community participation and priestly access.
Source Gloss
a mongrel , i.e. born of a Jewish father and a heathen mother
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A person of illegitimate or mixed ethnic-religious descent, excluded from covenant community participation and priestly access.
a mongrel, i.e. born of a Jewish father and a heathen mother BDB: bastard Usage: bastard.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain