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Aramaic translation of the Old Testament
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targum
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The targumim (singular: "targum", ) were spoken paraphrases, explanations and expansions of the Jewish scriptures (also called the Tanakh) that a Rabbi would give in the common language of the listeners, which was then often Aramaic . That had become necessary ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Targum \Tar"gum\, n.; pl. Targums . Heb. Targumim . [Chald. targ[=u]m interpretation, fr. targ[=e]m to interpret. Cf. Truchman , and Dragoman .] A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language ...
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n. (context Judaism English) An Aramaic translation of the Tanakh written or compiled between the Second Temple period and the early Middle Ages.
Usage examples of targum.
Well into the second century, synagogues had provided Aramaic translations, or Targums, of Hebrew scripture to the uneducated masses.