Targum

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

/ ˈtɑr gʊm; Sephardic Hebrew tɑrˈgum; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈtɑr gʊm /

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noun, plural Tar·gums, Hebrew Tar·gu·mim

[Sephardic Hebrew tahr-goo-meem; Ashkenazic Hebrew tahr-goo-mim]. /Sephardic Hebrew tɑr guˈmim; Ashkenazic Hebrew tɑrˈgu mɪm/.

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

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Origin of Targum

From the Aramaic word targūm literally, paraphrase, interpretation

OTHER WORDS FROM Targum

Tar·gum·ic, adjectiveTar·gum·ist, noun

Words nearby Targum

targeteer, targetitis, target language, target man, target rifle, Targum, Târgu-Mureş, Tar Heel, Tar Heel State, tariff, tariff office

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How to use Targum in a sentence

Whilst at Saint Petersburg he published a book called Targum, consisting of metrical translations from thirty languages.
George Borrow and His Circle|Clement King Shorter
A translation of the Bible had already been made in this language; it is called Targum.
A Thousand Years of Jewish History|Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
The Samaritan Targum, of about the same date, clearly rests on the same tradition.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various
There is also a fragmentary Targum (Palestinian) the relation of which to the others is obscure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various

His learning was shown by his publishing at St. Petersburg Targum, a work containing translations from 30 languages.
A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature|John W. Cousin

British Dictionary definitions for Targum

Targum

/ (ˈtɑːɡəm, Hebrew tarˈɡum) /

noun

an Aramaic translation, usually in the form of an expanded paraphrase, of various books or sections of the Old Testament

Derived forms of Targum

Targumic (tɑːˈɡuːmɪk) or Targumical, adjectiveTargumist, noun

Word Origin for Targum

C16: from Aramaic: interpretation

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