non-Jews
Outside the covenant
Non-Jews refers to people who are not Jewish, encompassing anyone outside the Jewish faith or ethnic heritage.
The term appears frequently in discussions of Jewish law, history, and interfaith relations.
In Jewish tradition, the Hebrew term *goy* (plural *goyim*) serves a similar function, though that word carries additional connotations.
The restaurant serves both Jews and non-Jews.
Certain religious laws apply differently to non-Jews.
Non-Jews, in Hebrew
Across religious boundaries
- ecumenicalPromoting religious unity
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
outreach · partnership · cooperation · allyship · antisemitism · tolerance · acceptance · understanding
Over half of total
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
intermarriage · mixed · pluralism · diversity · multicultural · diaspora · community · neighbors
Religious convert, especially Jewish
- convertChange in form or faith
- God-fearerPerson reverent toward divinity
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- conversionAct of changing states
Sovereign political entities
- peoplesDistinct cultural or ethnic groups
- GreeksNatives of Athens' homeland
- RomansAncient Italy's imperial people
- HellenistsAdopters of Greek customs
Philistines · Canaanites · Egyptians · Babylonians · persecution · expulsion · pogrom · Inquisition
goyim
Non-Jews, in Hebrew
interfaith
Across religious boundaries
- ecumenicalPromoting religious unity
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
intermarriage · outreach · partnership · cooperation · allyship · antisemitism · tolerance · acceptance · understanding · reconciliation
majority
Over half of total
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
integration · intermarriage · mixed · pluralism · diversity · multicultural · diaspora · community · neighbors · coworkers
proselyte
Religious convert, especially Jewish
- convertChange in form or faith
- God-fearerPerson reverent toward divinity
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
nations
Sovereign political entities
- peoplesDistinct cultural or ethnic groups
- GreeksNatives of Athens' homeland
- RomansAncient Italy's imperial people
Hellenists · Philistines · Canaanites · Egyptians · Babylonians · persecution · expulsion · pogrom · Inquisition · Holocaust
non-JewsJews
Followers of Judaism
Hebrews · Israelites · Children of Israel · Jewish community · Jewry
Jew, Jews, Jewish, Jewishness, Jewry