goy

Hebrew word for non-Jews, and its derivatives in other languages
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goy

Summary

goy is an ethnonym[1]. goy draws 51,830 Wikipedia views per month (ethnonym category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • goy's instance of is recorded as ethnonym[3].
  • goy's instance of is recorded as halakhic status[4].
  • goy's depicts is recorded as gentile[5].
  • goy's language of work or name is recorded as Hebrew[6].
  • goy's language of work or name is recorded as Yiddish[7].
  • goy's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • goy's language of work or name is recorded as Modern Hebrew[9].
  • goy's said to be the same as is recorded as gentile[10].
  • goy's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[11].
  • goy's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[12].
  • goy's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • goy's different from is recorded as Q9274247[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include ethnonym[3] and halakhic status[4].

Why It Matters

goy draws 51,830 Wikipedia views per month (ethnonym category, ranking #2 of 9).[2] goy has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] goy is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · 12u · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → ethnonym, halakhic status
    Instance of → —
    Different from → Q9274247
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → goj
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: goj"
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