Targums

Targums
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 or dialect. [1913 Webster]

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