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Targum

[ tahr-goom; Sephardic Hebrew tahr-goom; Ashkenazic Hebrew tahr-goom ]

noun

, plural Tar·gums, Hebrew Tar·gu·mim [tah, r, -goo-, meem, tah, r, -, goo, -mim].
  1. a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.


Targum

/ tɑːˈɡuːmɪk; tarˈɡum; ˈtɑːɡəm /

noun

  1. an Aramaic translation, usually in the form of an expanded paraphrase, of various books or sections of the Old Testament
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈTargumist, noun
  • Targumic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • Tar·gumic adjective
  • Targum·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Targum1

From the Aramaic word targūm literally, paraphrase, interpretation
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Targum1

C16: from Aramaic: interpretation
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Example Sentences

Whilst at Saint Petersburg he published a book called Targum, consisting of metrical translations from thirty languages.

A translation of the Bible had already been made in this language; it is called Targum.

The Samaritan Targum, of about the same date, clearly rests on the same tradition.

There is also a fragmentary Targum (Palestinian) the relation of which to the others is obscure.

His learning was shown by his publishing at St. Petersburg Targum, a work containing translations from 30 languages.

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