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- Hebrew · borrowed fromגולם \ גֹּלֶם
- English todaygolem
Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. The most famous was made by Rabbi Loew in the 16th century to defend the Jews of Prague from a pogrom. Full definition →
Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.