Targum

Aramaic interpretations of the Tanach, developed around Babylon and Israel during the first millennium A.D. The Targums were not literal translations, but rather paraphrases; and they often included additional oral traditions. Three different forms of targum are distinguishable -- narrative, halakhic, and poetic. Examples of targums include Targum Yonathan.

		Targum
		Aramaic interpretations of the Tanach, developed around Babylon and Israel during the first millennium A.D. The Targums were not literal translations, but rather paraphrases; and they often included additional oral traditions. Three different forms of targum are distinguishable -- narrative, halakhic, and poetic. Examples of targums include Targum Yonathan.
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