Targum

American  

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

noun

plural

Targums,

plural

Targumim

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

• Targumic adjective
• Targumist noun

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

For the recensions of Targum and Talmud, see Etheridge's “Hebrew Literature,” pp. 145-6, 195-7.39.Dr.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

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

Asenath, and the passages quoted there.1316.Sifre and Targum to Deut.

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann

There is also a second Targum on Esther.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various