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Targumim is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Targumim in a sentence

Targumim meaning

plural of targum

Using Targumim

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of targum
  • In the example corpus, targumim often appears in combinations such as: the targumim, targumim on.

Context around Targumim

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

western 1× palestinian 1× official 1×

Often after:

liturgically 1×

Sentence patterns with Targumim

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

all the targumim along with 1× no official targumim were composed 1× of the targumim according to 1× of western targumim on the 1× other targumim on the 1× the palestinian targumim as it 1× use the targumim liturgically 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it was translated 1× other sources on 1× other targumim on 1× targum ketuvim the 1× the yemenite jews 1× today only jews 1×

Common sentence endings:

a babylonian dialect 1× and grammatical analysis 1× earliest as well 1× ketuvim the writings 1× the targumim liturgically 1× yerushalmi jerusalem targum 1×

Words around Targumim

Just before it in the word index:

targum 28 targioni 2 targhee 5 targetting 25 targetted 36 targett 18

Just after it in the word index:

targums 4 tarhan 3 tarheel 3 tarheels 2 tarhemba 2 tari 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Targumim

  • In this selection, "targumim" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, western, palestinian, official and liturgically stand out and add context to how "targumim" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all the targumim along with and no official targumim were composed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "targumim" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with targumim

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

Today, only Jews from the republic of Yemen continue to use the targumim liturgically. (14 words)

Other sources on Targum * citation * citation—contains critical editions of all the targumim along with lexical tools and grammatical analysis. (20 words)

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"). (26 words)

Longer example sentences

The Yemenite Jews are the only Jewish community to continue the use of Targum as liturgical text, as well as to preserve a living tradition of pronunciation for the Aramaic of the targumim (according to a Babylonian dialect). (38 words)

It was translated and published during 1968–79, 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. (34 words)

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"). (32 words)

Example sentences (6)

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").

It was translated and published during 1968–79, 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.

Other sources on Targum * citation * citation—contains critical editions of all the targumim along with lexical tools and grammatical analysis.

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 Yemenite Jews are the only Jewish community to continue the use of Targum as liturgical text, as well as to preserve a living tradition of pronunciation for the Aramaic of the targumim (according to a Babylonian dialect).

Today, only Jews from the republic of Yemen continue to use the targumim liturgically.

Common combinations with targumim

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "targumim" in a sentence?
An example: "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")." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "targumim" from authentic English texts.
What does "targumim" mean?
Targumim means: plural of targum
How many example sentences with "targumim" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "targumim", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.