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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