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11th century Hebrew Bible with targum, perhaps from Tunisia, found in Iraq: part of the Schøyen Collection.
A targum ( 'interpretation, translation, version') was an originally spoken translation of the Hebrew Bible (also called the Tanakh) that a professional translator ( mÇturgÇmÄn) would give in the common language of the listeners when that was not Biblical Hebrew. This had become necessary near the end of the first century BC, as the common language was Aramaic and Hebrew was used for little more than schooling and worship.BOOK, Schühlein, Franz, 1912, Targum, Robert Appleton, New York, The translator frequently expanded his translation with paraphrases, explanations and examples, so it became a kind of sermon.Writing down the targum was initially prohibited; nevertheless, some targumitic writings appeared as early as the middle of the first century AD. They were not then recognized as authoritative by the religious leaders. Some subsequent Jewish traditions (beginning with the Babylonian Jews) accepted the written targumim as authoritative translations of the Hebrew scriptures into Aramaic. Today, the common meaning of targum is a written Aramaic translation of the Bible. Only Yemenite Jews continue to use the targumim liturgically.As translations, the targumim largely reflect midrashic interpretation of the Tanakh from the time they were written and are notable for favoring allegorical readings over anthropomorphisms.BOOK, Oesterley, WOE, Box, GH, 1920, A Short Survey of the Literature of Rabbinical and Mediæval Judaism, Burt Franklin, New York, (Maimonides, for one, notes this often in The Guide for the Perplexed.) That is true both for those targums that are fairly literal as well as for those that contain many midrashic expansions. In 1541, Elia Levita wrote and published the Sefer Meturgeman, explaining all the Aramaic words found in the Targum{{which|date=August 2020}}."Levita, Elijah", in the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia.BOOK, Levita, Elia, Elia Levita, Sefer meturgeman,weblink 1542, Targumim are used today as sources in text-critical editions of the Bible (Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia refers to them with the abbreviation ð).- targum.jpg -
11th century Hebrew Bible with targum, perhaps from Tunisia, found in Iraq: part of the Schøyen Collection.
Etymology
The noun "Targum" is derived from the early semitic quadriliteral root trgm, and the Akkadian term targummanu refers to "translator, interpreter".Philip S. Alexander, (1992) "Targum, Targumim", in The Anchor Bible Dictionary, ed. David Noel Freedman (New York: Doubleday), 6:320â31 It occurs in the Hebrew Bible in {{Bibleverse|Ezra|4:7|HE}} "... and the writing of the letter was written in Aramaic and interpreted (meturgam) into Aramaic." Besides denoting the translations of the Bible, the term Targum also denote the oral rendering of Bible lections in synagogue, while the translator of the Bible was simply called hammeturgem (he who translates). Other than the meaning "translate", the verb Tirgem also means "to explain". The word Targum refers to "translation" and argumentation or "explanation".Two major targumim
{{Bible related}}The two most important targumim for liturgical purposes are:BOOK, Ellis R. Brotzman, Eric J. Tully, Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction,weblink 2016, Baker Publishing Group, 978-1-4934-0475-9, 77,- Targum Onkelos on the Torah
- Targum Jonathan on the Nevi'im
Targum Ketuvim
The Talmud explicitly states that no official targumim were composed besides these two on Torah and Nevi'im alone, and that there is no official targum to Ketuvim ("The Writings"). The Talmud stories state:Megilah 3aNevertheless, most books of Ketuvim (with the exceptions of Daniel and Ezra-Nehemiah, which both contain Aramaic portions) have targumim, whose origin is mostly western (Land of Israel) rather than eastern (Babylonia). But for lack of a fixed place in the liturgy, they were poorly preserved and less well known. From Palestine, the tradition of targum to Ketuvim made its way to Italy, and from there to medieval Ashkenaz and Sepharad. The targumim of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job are generally treated as a unit, as are the targumim of the five scrolls (Esther has a longer "Second Targum" as well.) The targum of Chronicles is quite late, possibly medieval, and is traditionally attributed to "Rav Yosef" (meaning either Rav Yosef×× ×¦×ק××פ××× ×××××ת ×עת: ××סף or Rav Yosef bar Hama×× ×¦×ק××פ××× ×××××ת ×עת: תר××× ××× ×ª× ×× ×××××). (The targum to Neviim is also sometimes referred to as the targum of Rav Yosef.)Other Targumim on the Torah
There are also a variety of western targumim on the Torah, each of which was traditionally called Targum Yerushalmi ("Jerusalem Targum"), and written in Western Aramaic. An important one of these was mistakenly labeled "Targum Jonathan" in later printed versions (though all medieval authorities refer to it by its correct name). The error crept in because of an abbreviation: the printer interpreted the abbreviation T Y (ת"×) to stand for Targum Yonathan (תר××× ××× ×ª×) instead of the correct Targum Yerushalmi (תר××× ×ר×ש×××). Scholars refer to this targum as Targum Pseudo-Jonathan. To attribute this targum to Jonathan ben Uzziel flatly contradicts the talmudic tradition (Megillah 3a), which quite clearly attributes the targum to Nevi'im alone to him, while stating that there is no official targum to Ketuvim. In the same printed versions, a similar fragment targum is correctly labeled as Targum Yerushalmi.The Western Targumim on the Torah, or Palestinian Targumim as they are also called, consist of three manuscript groups: Targum Neofiti I, Fragment Targums, and Cairo Geniza Fragment Targums.Of these Targum Neofiti I is by far the largest. It consist of 450 folios covering all books of the Pentateuch, with only a few damaged verses. The history of the manuscript begins 1587 when the censor Andrea de Monte (d. 1587) bequeathed it to Ugo Boncompagniâwhich presents an oddity, since Boncompagni, better known as Pope Gregory XIII, died in 1585. The route of transmission may instead be by a certain "Giovan Paolo Eustachio romano neophito."Studi di biblioteconomia e storia del libro in onore di Francesco Barberi, ed. Giorgio De Gregori, Maria Valenti â 1976 "(42) Trascrivo una supplica dell'Eustachio al Sirleto : « Giovan Paolo Eustachio romano neophito devotissimo servidor di... (44) « Die 22 mensis augusti 1602. Inventarium factum in domo illustrissimi domini Ugonis Boncompagni posita". Before this de Monte had censored it by deleting most references to idolatry. In 1602 Boncompagni's estate gave it to the College of the Neophytes, a college for converts from Judaism and Islam, until 1886, when the Holy See bought it along with other manuscripts when the Collegium closed (which is the reason for the manuscripts name and its designation). It was then mistitled as a manuscript of Targum Onkelos until 1949, when Alejandro DÃez Macho noticed that it differed significantly from Targum Onkelos. It was translated and published during 1968â79, and has since been considered the most important of the Palestinian Targumim, as it is by far the most complete and, apparently, the earliest as well.McNamara, M. (1972) Targum and Testament. Shannon, Irish University Press.Sysling, H. (1996) Tehiyyat Ha-Metim. Tübingen, JCB Mohr.The Fragment Targums (formerly known as Targum Yerushalmi II) consist of many fragments that have been divided into ten manuscripts. Of these P, V and L were first published in 1899 by M Ginsburger, A, B, C, D, F and G in 1930 by P Kahle and E in 1955 by A DÃez Macho. These manuscripts are all too fragmented to confirm what their purpose were, but they seem to be either the remains of a single complete targum or short variant readings of another targum. As a group, they often share theological views and with Targum Neofiti, which has led to the belief that they could be variant readings of that targum.The Cairo Genizah Fragment Targums originate from the Ben-Ezra Synagogues genizah in Cairo. They share similarities with The Fragment Targums in that they consist of many fragmented manuscripts that have been collected in one targum-group. The manuscripts A and E are the oldest among the Palestinian Targum and have been dated to around the seventh century. Manuscripts C, E, H and Z contain only passages from Genesis, A from Exodus while MS B contain verses from both as well as from Deuteronomium.The Samaritan community has their own Targum to their text of the Torah. Other Targumim were also discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls.WEB,weblink'targum', The Dead Sea Scrolls - Browse Manuscripts, www.deadseascrolls.org.il, 17 March 2018,Peshitta
The Peshitta is the traditional Bible of Syriac-speaking Christians (who speak several different dialects of Aramaic). The translation of the Peshitta is usually thought to be between 1 and 300 AD.For the date of translation, see BOOK, Peter J. Williams, Studies in the Syntax of the Peshitta of 1 Kings,weblink 2001, BRILL, 90-04-11978-7, 2,See also
References
{{reflist}}Tadmor, H., 1991. "On the role of Aramaic in the Assyrian empire", in M. Mori, H. Ogawa and M. Yoshikawa (eds.), Near Eastern Studies Dedicated to H.I.H. Prince Takahito Mikasa on the Occasion of his Seventy-Fifth Birthday, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, pp. 419â426External links
English translations of Targum- Ecclesiastes in The Song of Songs and Coheleth, Christian David Ginsburg (1857) pages 503â519.
- WEB,weblink Targum Pseudo-Jonathan and Targum Onkelos, Newsletter for Targumic and Cognate Studies, John Wesley, Etheridge, 7 September 2013, John Wesley Etheridge,
- WEB,weblink The Aramaic Targum to Psalms, Edward M, Cook, Targum.info,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171211052502weblink">weblink 2017-12-11, live,
- WEB,weblink The Aramaic Targum to the Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim), Jay C, Treat, University of Pennsylvania,
- WEB,weblink The Aramaic Targum to Ruth, Samson H, Levey, Targum.info,
- WEB,weblink Targum Ruth in English, Christian M. M. Brady, Christian 'Chris' MM, Brady, 18 June 2011, Targuman,
- WEB,weblink The Aramaic Targum to Lamentations, Christian M. M. Brady, Christian 'Chris' MM, Brady, Targum.info, 8,
- Aramaic TargumsâThe Aramaic text of Targum Onkelos and Samaritan Targum with a new English translation for each version and critical apparatus.
- ENCYCLOPEDIA,weblink The Jewish Encyclopedia, Targum,
- WEB,weblink The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon, HUC, âcontains critical editions of all the targumim along with lexical tools and grammatical analysis.
- ENCYCLOPEDIA,weblink Targum, Catholic Encyclopedia, New Advent,
- WEB,weblink The Targumim and Halakha, article, Jose Faur, Jose, Faur, Derushah, 6 August 2008, 20 July 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080720160655weblink">weblink dead, , analyzing the status of the Targumim in Jewish law
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