targum

Tar·gum

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahr-goo m; Sephardic Hebrew tahr-goom; Ashkenazic Hebrew tahr-goo m]
- /ˈtɑr gʊm; Sephardic Hebrew tɑrˈgum; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈtɑr gʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahr-goo m; Sephardic Hebrew tahr-goom; Ashkenazic Hebrew tahr-goo m]
- /ˈtɑr gʊm; Sephardic Hebrew tɑrˈgum; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈtɑr gʊm/

Definitions of targum word

noun plural targum a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament. 1
noun targum an Aramaic translation, usually in the form of an expanded paraphrase, of various books or sections of the Old Testament 0
noun targum any of several translations or paraphrases of parts of the Jewish Scriptures, written in the vernacular (Aramaic) of Judea 0

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Parts of speech for Targum

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adjective

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targum popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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