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'''"Goy"''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''גוי''') literally means "nation", with the plural being "Goyim" (גוים). It is used by God countless times throughout the [[Tanakh]], sometimes even when referring to Israel.
'''"Goy"''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''גוי''') literally means "nation", with the plural being "Goyim" (גוים).<ref> It is used by God countless times throughout the [[Tanakh]], sometimes even when referring to Israel.</ref>
In more recent times, the word has been used as slang by [[Jewish]] people to refer to non-Jews.
In more recent times, the word has been used as slang by [[Jewish]] people to refer to non-Jews.
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[[Category:Slang terms]]
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