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( שבעה דברים בגולם ) Pirkei Avot 5: 6 in the Hebrew text ( English translations vary ).

In modern Hebrew golem is used to mean " dumb " or " helpless ".

Similarly, it is often used today as a metaphor for a brainless lunk or entity who serves man under controlled conditions but is hostile to him under others.

" Golem " passed into Yiddish as goylem to mean someone who is clumsy or slow.