Psst is there a Jewish cultural gender for masculine non-binary people?
I'll take this as a chance to list the jewish cultural genders! there r six of them, four r meant for intersex people!
zachar: derived from the word for a pointy sword, this term refers to a phallus. it's usually translated as “male” in english. (perisex)
nekevah: derived from the word for a crevice, this term likely refers to a vaginal opening. it's usually translated as “female” in english. (perisex)
androgynos: a person who has both “male” and “female” sexual characteristics. there's 149 references in Mishna and Talmud and 350 in classical midrash and jewish law codes. (intersex)
tumtum: a person whose sexual characteristics are indeterminate or obscured. there's 181 references in Mishna and Talmud and 335 in classical midrash and jewish law codes. (intersex)
ay’lonit: a person who is identified as “female” at birth but develops “male" characteristics at puberty and is infertile. 80 references in Mishna and Talmud and 40 in classical midrash and jewish law codes. (intersex)
saris: a person who is identified as “male” at birth but develops “female” characteristics as puberty and/or is lacking a penis. a saris can be “naturally” a saris (saris hamah), or become one through human intervention (saris adam). there's 156 references in mishna and Talmud and 379 in classical midrash and jewish law codes. (intersex)





















