The noun "Targum" is derived from the early semitic quadriliteral root תרגם (trgm), and the Akkadian term targummanu refers to "translator, interpreter". It occurs in See more

The two most important targumim for liturgical purposes are:
• Targum Onkelos on the Torah
• Targum … See more

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:
The Targum of the Pentateuch was composed by … See more

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 … See more

The Peshitta is the traditional Bible of Syriac Christians, who speak several different dialects of Aramaic. The translation of the Peshitta is thought to be before the year 300. See more

• Aaron ben Mordecai of Rödelheim See more

English translations of Targum
• Ecclesiastes in The Song of Songs and Coheleth, Christian David Ginsburg (1857) pages 503–519.
• Etheridge, John Wesley (7 … See more