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

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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

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