A creature made in human form and brought to life by magical means, especially through the invocation of holy names. The golem is mentioned in the Talmud but becomes best known in medieval Jewish and non-Jewish folk literature, most famously in the...

A legendary creature made through the power of the letters of the divine name (see *GEMATRIA, *TETRAGRAMMATON). Golems appear in medieval folk legends. They became slaves of their creators and frequently caused...

In Jewish folklore, a golem (גולם, sometimes, as in Yiddish, pronounced goilem) is an animated being created entirely from inanimate matter. In modern Hebrew the word golem literally means "cocoon", but can also mean "fool", "silly", or even...