Tar·gum (tär g m , -g m)n. Any of several Aramaic explanatory translations or paraphrasings of the Hebrew Scriptures. [Mishnaic Hebrew targûm, translation, interpretation, Targum, from Aramaic targ  m , back-formation from targmn, interpreter; see dragoman.] |
Targum [ˈtɑːgəm (Hebrew) tarˈgum]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) an Aramaic translation, usually in the form of an expanded paraphrase, of various books or sections of the Old Testament
[from Aramaic: interpretation]
Targumic [tɑːˈguːmɪk], Targumical adj
Targumist n
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