(regular plural or )'s a transliterated Hebrew word which translates as "cattle". Historically and up to modern times it's a synonym for Gentile or non-Jew. Etymology In the Torah/Hebrew Bible, and its variants appear over 550 times in reference to Israelites and to Gentile nations. The first recorded usage of occurs in Genesis 10:5 and applies innocuously to non-Israelite nations. The first mention in relation to the Israelites comes in Genesis 12:2, when God promises Abraham that his descenda… (More on Goyim)