Targum
//ˈtɑːɡəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Aramaic translation of the Tanakh written or compiled between the Second Temple period and the early Middle Ages. Judaism
"Jonathan who compiled the Thargum, conceives the colours of these banners to answer the pretious stones in the breastplate, and upon which the names of the Tribes were engraven."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of targum. alt-of
Example
More examples"Jonathan who compiled the Thargum, conceives the colours of these banners to answer the pretious stones in the breastplate, and upon which the names of the Tribes were engraven."
Etymology
From Hebrew תַּרְגּוּם (targúm, “translation”).
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