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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