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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Targum

From the Aramaic word targūm literally, paraphrase, interpretation

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“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

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

Targum, a Chaldee version or paraphrase of the Old Testament.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

This view is already expressed by Jerome, Quaest. in Paralip., and doubtless underlies the statement of the Targum to Chronicles that Beērah was a prophet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

“The reason supposed in the Targum for the directions given to the priest is that the priest’s approach should be cautious to the innermost ‘Holy of Holies,’ or Sanctuary of the Tabernacle.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

Rashi constantly draws inspiration from both these works, and possibly also from the Targumim to the Hagiographa, which are much more recent than the other two Targumim.

From Rashi by Szold, Adele

These names do not indeed, accurately represent the authorship of the oldest Targumim, which may more correctly be regarded as later and authoritative recensions of what, in some form, had existed before.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

In the present connection, though not belonging properly to the Targums, may be named the Samaritan version of the Samaritan Pentateuch, printed with the originals in the Paris and London Polyglotts.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)

For their use, translations of the Hebrew into the Aramaic, called Targums, were made.

From Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People by Gladden, Washington

In the Jewish Targums Sammael, "the highest angel that stands before God's throne, caused the serpent to seduce the woman"; he coalesces with Satan, and has inferior Satans as his servants.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

But to return to the Targums, where the text reads: Let not God speak with us, lest we die, the interpretation of Onkelos runs, Let not the Word from before the Lord speak with us.

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

For centuries these translations, or Targums, remained unwritten, were handed down orally, and were jealously guarded.

From Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman

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