Targum

American  

[tahr-goom, tahr-goom, tahr-goom] / ˈtɑr gʊm, tɑrˈgum, ˈtɑr gʊm /

noun

Targums, plural Targumim plural

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

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Targum British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Targumic
  adjective
• Targumist
  noun

Inflected Forms

noun

• Targums
  plural
• Targumim
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Targum

From the Aramaic word targūm literally, paraphrase, interpretation

Example Sentences

“People knew how good this team was,” said Tom Luicci, a former reporter for The Star-Ledger of Newark who also covered the team for The Daily Targum.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2015

The Targum, “donec veniat Messias, cujus est regnum, et obedient populi.”

From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by Newman, John Henry

But the Targum of Jonathan reads: In that day shall the Messiah of Jehovah of hosts be for a crown of glory.

From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar

Here in Targum we find the trial poem which in competition with a rival candidate had won him the privilege of going to Russia for the Bible Society—The Mountain Chase. 

From The Life of George Borrow by Shorter, Clement K.

In 1892 Targum was reprinted, together with The Talisman, by Messrs. Jarrold & Sons, of Norwich, in an edition of 250 copies.

From A Bibliography of the writings in Prose and Verse of George Henry Borrow by Wise, Thomas James