The meaning of Bastard in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

In the Old Testament the rendering of the Hebrew word mamzer' , which means "polluted." In Deuteronomy 23:2, it occurs in the ordinary sense of illegitimate offspring. In Zechariah 9:6, the word is used in the sense of foreigner. From the history of Jephthah we learn that there were bastard offspring among the Jews (Judges 11:1-7). In Hebrews 12:8, the word (Gr. nothoi) is used in its ordinary sense, and denotes those who do not share the privileges of God's children.

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Bastard {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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