targum

Noun

Meaning

A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Targumim spoken expansion of tanakh spoken paraphrase of tanakh spoken explanation of tanakh

Derivatives

Targums Targumim

Examples

An important one of these was mistakenly labeled "Targum Jonathan" in later printed versions (though all medieval authorities refer to it by its correct name). Source: Internet

A city by this name located in Israel does appear, however, in Targum Onkelos, Targum Yonatan, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud and several Midrashim. Source: Internet

As far as the Book of Jonah is concerned, Targum Jonah offers a good example of this. Source: Internet

In 1541, Elia Levita wrote and published Sefer Meturgeman, explaining all the Aramaic words found in the Targum. Source: Internet

In post-talmudic times, when most Jewish communities had ceased speaking Aramaic, the public reading of Targum along with the Torah and Haftarah was abandoned in most communities, Yemen being a well-known exception. Source: Internet

In the same printed versions, a similar fragment targum is correctly labeled as Targum Yerushalmi. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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