Golem vs. Brownie — What's the Difference?

A golem ( GOH-ləm; Hebrew: גולם‎) is an animated anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore that is created entirely from inanimate matter (usually clay or mud). The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material in Psalms and medieval writing.The most famous golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late-16th-century rabbi of Prague.

A small square of rich chocolate cake, typically containing nuts.

In Jewish folklore, an artificially created human supernaturally endowed with life.

A member of the junior branch of the Guide Association, for girls aged between about 7 and 10, wearing a brown uniform

(mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.

A benevolent elf that supposedly haunts houses and does housework secretly.

A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.

Brownie A member of the Girl Scouts from six through eight years of age.

(Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means

A bar of moist, usually chocolate cake, often with nuts.

A mechanism that can move automatically

A small sprite thought to do helpful work at night.

A brown trout.

(culinary) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.

(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.

(paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Eurasian genus Miletus.

(informal) A brown trout (Salmo trutta).

(informal) The widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas), a fish in the family Sebastidae.

A girl in the first level of Girl Guides (US: Girl Scouts).

A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.

A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Sometimes used for a Native American or Pacific Islander.

An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping.

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts