Targums

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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