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Targum , Targum (Heb., ‘translation’). A translation of the Hebrew scriptures into Aramaic, conveying interpretation of the text. The best-known Targum is Tar… myna(h) , myna(h) see MINA. H , H, h [Generally called ‘AITCH’, and sometimes ‘haitch’ in IrE and AusE]. The 8th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It derives from th… Hebrew Language , Major official language of the State of Israel.
Hebrew is the national language of the Jewish population of Israel (about 5 million) and the mother t… Onkelos , Onkelos. Translator of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic. Onkelos stays close to the Hebrew text, but its choice of words etc., shows that it is related… Hebrews , Hebrews
Term that is found chiefly in the Biblical traditions concerning the 2d millennium b.c., and then, apparently after centuries of desuetude, r…
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