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. Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A natural child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union. 2. (n.) An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the syrups that / already had several boilings. 3. (n.) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained. 4. (n.) A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor. 5. (n.) A writing paper of a particular size. See Paper. 6. (a.) Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note. 7. (n.) Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; -- applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so. 8. (n.) of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a bastard culverin. 9. (n.) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book. 10. (v. t.) To bastardize. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BASTARD bas'-tard (mamzer; nothos): In Deuteronomy 23:2 probably the offspring of an incestuous union, or of a marriage within the prohibited degrees of affinity (Leviticus 18:6-20; Leviticus 20:10-21). He and his descendants to the tenth generation are excluded from the assembly of the Lord. (See Driver, at the place). Zechariah (Zechariah 9:6), after prophesying the overthrow of three Philistine cities, declares of the fourth: "And a bastard (the Revised Version, margin "a bastard race") shall dwell in Ashdod," meaning probably that a "mixed population" (BDB) of aliens shall invade and settle in the capital of the Philistines. In Heb (Hebrews 12:8) in its proper sense of "born out of wedlock," and therefore not admitted to the privileges of paternal care and responsibility as a legitimate son. T. Ress

Multi-Version Concordance Bastard (2 Occurrences) Deuteronomy 23:2 A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV) Zechariah 9:6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)