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Definitions

  • n. A convert to Judaism.

Example Sentences

  • "In all branches of Judaism, a ger or giyoret is considered a full Jew." (source)

  • "Is it Rachel's friend from college who's studying with the rabbi to become a giyoret?" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • גר ger 'stranger; sojourner'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow
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      Alternative Spellings

      geir, geyr, gair

Notes

  • Sometimes 'tzedek' is appended after 'ger.'


    feminine singular: 'giyores' or 'giyoret'

    masculine plural: 'gerim' or 'gairim'


    Not to be confused with the Hasidic group called Ger (or the 'Ger Hasidim,' 'Ger Chasidim').

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