Targum
noun
a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.
Targums
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pluralof Targum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This may be pronounced a remarkably free translation; and the Targums generally evince a similar liberality of sentiment and phraseology.
From Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People by Washington Gladden
In their written form, however, the earlier Targums, viz. those on the Pentateuch and the prophetical books, cannot be earlier than the 4th or 5th century A.D.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Targums, language in which they were written, 277.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller
The question has been raised whether the Targums have for their authors single individuals, or are the embodiment of traditional interpretations collected and revised by one or more persons.
From Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
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
