(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:41:35

Tar"gum (?), n.; pl. Targums (#). Heb. Targumim (#). [Chald. targ&umac;m interpretation, fr. targ�xc7;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.

 

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