Etymology

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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 →

Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromגולם \ גֹּלֶם
  2. English todaygolem

Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

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