单词 | shabbat goyah |
释义 | Shabbat goyahn. rare. In Jewish usage: a non-Jewish woman who performs for strictly Orthodox Jews tasks forbidden to them on the Sabbath (see Shabbat n.), such as lighting domestic fires. Cf. Shabbat goy n. ΚΠ 1904 Jewish Herald (Melbourne) 1 July 238/3 Perhaps it will be decided that the girl at the Central is the real bell-ringer and sound-raiser in this telephonic situation. Will she have to be considered in the light of a ‘Shabbath Goyah’? 1905 Jewish Encycl. XI. 216/1 The Shabbat goy's duty is to extinguish the lighted candles or lamps on Friday night, and make a fire in the oven or stove on Sabbath mornings during the cold weather. A poor woman (‘Shabbat goyah’) often discharges these offices. 2017 P. van der Zande Remember, Observe, Rejoice (rev. ed.) ii. 12/2 A Shabbat goya was usually a poor woman who was paid with a piece of Challah or 10 cents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。