Goy

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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.

In more recent times, the word has been used as slang by Jewish people to refer to non-Jews.