FACT CHECK · RELIGION
Claim: 'Goyim' is a Jewish insult for non-Jews
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Goy is Hebrew for 'nation'; the Torah calls Israel itself a 'goy kadosh', a holy nation (Exodus 19:6). Today it means a non-Jew. 'Cattle' is a gloss spread by antisemitic sites.
SOURCE
Exodus 19:6; Merriam-Webster and Britannica, 'goy'
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Goyim are cattle”
- “Non jews are cattle”
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