translates it as de [[wikt:scortum ("born of a prostitute"). In English, it is often translated as "bastard".The phrase "shall not enter the congregation of the Lord" was interpreted by the Rabbis to mean that the bastard cannot marry a son or daughter of Israel. Alternatively, the "congregation of the Lord" could have referred to the legislature of ancient Israel.The other time is : "And a bastard (mamzer) shall dwell in Ashdod...".

Halakhic definitions

In the Talmud, the term mamzer is applied

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