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golem
Hebrew · ancient
"a shapeless mass"
meaning "shapeless mass" or "unfinished substance"
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goylem
Yiddish · medieval
"an animated clay figure"
applied to legends of an animated being made from clay
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golem
English · 1800s-1900s
"an artificial being brought to life"
adopted through Jewish folklore, especially the legend of Prague
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