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Goy is a word used in the Jewish Bible for “Nation”. In the Roman times, it also began to mean “non-Jew”. It is used for referring to non-Jewish groups of people. If it is used for multiple groups or nations, the plural word Goyim is used instead.

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  • Page from Yiddish-Hebrew-Latin-German dictionary by Elijah Levita

    A page from Elia Levita's Yiddish-Hebrew-Latin-German dictionary (16th century) including the word goy (גוי), translated to Latin as ethnicus, meaning heathen or pagan.

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