Targum noun. ['tɑ:gǝm, tɑ:'gu:m] Pl. -s, -im [-ɪm]. Also targum. L16.
[(Hebrew from) Aramaic targūm interpretation, from targēm interpret: see DRAGOMAN. Cf. TRUCHMAN.]
Any of various ancient Aramaic translations, interpretations, or paraphrases of the Hebrew Scriptures, at first preserved by oral transmission, and committed to writing from about AD 100 onwards.

■ Tar'gumic adjective of or pertaining to the Targums L19.

■ Targumist noun (a) any of the translators and commentators who compiled the Targums; (b) an expert in the language and literature of the Targums: M17.

■ Targumize verb trans. (rare) make a Targum of or on L17.

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