Targum

[tahr-goom, tahr-goom, tahr-goom]

noun

plural

Targums ,

plural

Targumim .

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

Targum

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• Targumic adjective
• Targumist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Targum¹

From the Aramaic word targūm literally, paraphrase, interpretation

Word History and Origins

Origin of Targum¹

C16: from Aramaic: interpretation

Example Sentences

The Daily Targum’s student leaders say the decision to cut their printing days to Mondays to Thursdays is to stay afloat after a devastating vote last spring resulted in a loss of all student fee funding.

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The Daily Targum’s primary source of revenue has been student fees.

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Founded in 1869, the Targum received university funding until 1980, when it became independent.

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The Daily Targum’s business manager tells NJ.com that close to 70% of students didn’t participate in the referendum.

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The term does not actually appear in the final Daily Targum column written by Aviv Khavich, a sophomore engineering student at the New Jersey university.

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