"akum" meaning in English

See akum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: akums [plural], akum [plural]
Etymology: Presumably from Hebrew עכו"ם (an acronym for the phrase עובד כוכבים ומזלות "worshiper of stars and constellations"), pronounced as a word. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|עכו"ם}} Hebrew עכו"ם Head templates: {{en-noun|s|akum}} akum (plural akums or akum)
  1. An idolater.
    Sense id: en-akum-en-noun-8Gr5pSj5
  2. A non-Jew (used to avoid censorship in Jewish texts).
    Sense id: en-akum-en-noun-k5aZkJ3Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Inflected forms

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        "2": "he",
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        "An idolater."
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        },
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English indeclinable nouns",
    "English lemmas",
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    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English terms borrowed from Hebrew",
    "English terms derived from Hebrew",
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    },
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