akum

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Pronunciations

akum (AH-koom) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "The man who works on Shabbat is an Akkum."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • עכו״ם (acronym of עובד כוכבים ומזלות oved kochavim umazzalot 'worshipper of stars and constellations')

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      aku"m, akkum, akoom, akkoom

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