Targum
[ tahr-goo m; Sephardic Hebrew tahr-goom; Ashkenazic Hebrew tahr-goo m ]
/ ˈtɑr gʊm; Sephardic Hebrew tɑrˈgum; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈtɑr gʊm /
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.
Origin of Targum
From the Aramaic word targūm literally, paraphrase, interpretation
Related forms
Tar·gum·ic, adjectiveTar·gum·ist, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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
Targumic (tɑːˈɡuːmɪk) or Targumical, adjectiveTargumist, nounWord Origin for Targum
C16: from Aramaic: interpretation
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