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Onkelos is an English word starting with the letter O. With 5 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Onkelos in a sentence

Using Onkelos

  • In the example corpus, onkelos often appears in combinations such as: targum onkelos, onkelos on.

Context around Onkelos

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

targum 6×

Often after:

targum 1×

Sentence patterns with Onkelos

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

from targum onkelos 1× in targum onkelos targum yonatan 1× like targum onkelos on the 1× of targum onkelos until 1949 1× times targum onkelos was read 1× to targum onkelos on the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a city by 1× in the synagogues 1× like targum onkelos 1× this too refers 1× unfortunately it was 1×

Common sentence endings:

and several midrashim 1× from nevi im 1× from targum onkelos 1× land of israel 1× nevi im i 1×

Words around Onkelos

Just before it in the word index:

onkar 4 onkalo 2 onjezani 3 onjeh 3 onjefu 2 onizuka 4

Just after it in the word index:

onkyo 4 onl 2 onleaks 8 onley 6 onlf 4 online 19.393

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Onkelos

  • In this selection, "onkelos" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, targum and targum stand out and add context to how "onkelos" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include from targum onkelos and in targum onkelos targum yonatan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "onkelos" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with onkelos

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This too refers to Targum Onkelos on the public Torah reading and to Targum Jonathan on the haftarot from Nevi'im. (21 words)

A city by this name located in Israel does appear, however, in Targum Onkelos, Targum Yonatan, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud and several Midrashim. (22 words)

Like Targum Onkelos on the Torah, Targum Jonathan is an eastern ( Babylonian ) targum with early origins in the west ( Land of Israel ). (22 words)

Longer example sentences

In the synagogues of talmudic times, Targum Onkelos was read alternately with the Torah, verse by verse, and Targum Jonathan was read alternately with the selection from Nevi'im (i. (30 words)

Unfortunately, it was then mistitled as a manuscript of Targum Onkelos until 1949, when Alejandro Díez Macho noticed that it differed significantly from Targum Onkelos. (25 words)

A city by this name located in Israel does appear, however, in Targum Onkelos, Targum Yonatan, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud and several Midrashim. (22 words)

Example sentences (5)

Unfortunately, it was then mistitled as a manuscript of Targum Onkelos until 1949, when Alejandro Díez Macho noticed that it differed significantly from Targum Onkelos.

A city by this name located in Israel does appear, however, in Targum Onkelos, Targum Yonatan, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud and several Midrashim.

In the synagogues of talmudic times, Targum Onkelos was read alternately with the Torah, verse by verse, and Targum Jonathan was read alternately with the selection from Nevi'im (i.

Like Targum Onkelos on the Torah, Targum Jonathan is an eastern ( Babylonian ) targum with early origins in the west ( Land of Israel ).

This too refers to Targum Onkelos on the public Torah reading and to Targum Jonathan on the haftarot from Nevi'im.

Common combinations with onkelos

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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