H4464: מַמְזֵר
mamzêr · pronounced mam-zare' · “bastard”
Definition
a mongrel, i.e. born of aJewish father and aheathen mother
KJV translates it as: bastard.
Word origin: from an unused root meaning to alienate;
Extended definition
1) bastard, child of incest, illegitimate child
1a) bastard
1b) mixed population (fig.)
1c) born of a Jewish father and a heathen mother or visa versa
1a) bastard
1b) mixed population (fig.)
1c) born of a Jewish father and a heathen mother or visa versa
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4464 is translated
- a bastard ×1
- a mixed population ×1
Bible verses with H4464 (mamzêr)
Mamzêr appears in 2 verses.
- Deuteronomy 23:2
A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.
- Zechariah 9:6
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.