Mamzer
PERSON BORN FROM CERTAIN FORBIDDEN RELATIONSHIPS OR FROM INCEST (AS DEFINED BY THE BIBLE), OR THE DESCENDANT OF SUCH A PERSON
Momzer; Mamzerut; Mamzerim; Bastard (Jewish law); Mamser
In the Hebrew Bible and Jewish religious law, a mamzer (, , "estranged person"; plural mamzerim) is a person who is born as the result of certain forbidden relationships or incest (as it is defined by the Bible), or the descendant of such a person. Mamzer status () is not synonymous with the traditional western definition of illegitimacy, since it does not include children whose mothers were unmarried when they were born.