Onkelos

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[ong-kuh-los] / ˈɒŋ kəˌlɒs /

noun

1. flourished 2nd century a.d., author of a Targum of the Pentateuch known as the Targum of Onkelos.

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Example Sentences

To apply this method the numbers of each letter occurring in the Targum of Onkelos on Genesis, or the whole Pentateuch, should be taken.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

According to a Jewish tradition, Onkelos was a proselyte and nephew of the emperor Titus, so that he must have flourished about the time of the destruction of the second temple.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)

The Targums of Jonathan and the Yerushalmi have, "He will make atonement for His land and for His people;" and Onkelos puts it thus, "He will show mercy unto His land and His people."

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

The "second death" is a term used by Onkelos in his Targum,43 and sometimes in the Talmud, and by the Rabbins generally.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

Onkelos translates: my strength and my song of praise.

From Rashi by Szold, Adele