Targum

American  

[tahr-goom, tahr-goom, tahr-goom] / ˈtɑr gʊm, tɑrˈgum, ˈtɑr gʊm /

noun

plural

Targums,

plural

Targumim

1. a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.

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Targum British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• Targumic adjective
• Targumist noun

Etymology

Origin of Targum

From the Aramaic word targūm literally, paraphrase, interpretation

Example Sentences

“People knew how good this team was,” said Tom Luicci, a former reporter for The Star-Ledger of Newark who also covered the team for The Daily Targum.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2015

The Targum of Onkelos, he observes, is rather a version than a paraphrase, for it renders the Hebrew text word for word.

From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

The Talmud, the Targum, the archives of the Sanhedrim were on the table.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'

Borrow’s preface to Targum is dated “St. Petersburg, June 1, 1835.”

From The Life of George Borrow by Shorter, Clement K.