TARGUM


Meaning of TARGUM in English

— Targumic , adj. — Targumist , n.

/tahr"goom/ ; Seph. Heb. /tahrdd goohm"/ ; Ashk. Heb. /tahrdd"goom/ , n. , pl. Targums , Heb. Targumim Seph. /tahrdd gooh meem"/ ; Ashk. /tahrdd gooh"mim/ .

a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.

[ targum lit., paraphrase, interpretation ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .