Onkelos

author of an edition of the Targum
Person human Q2533433
Onkelos
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Onkelos

Summary

Onkelos is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rome[2]. He was born on +0001-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +0120-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a translator[5], Bible translator[6], and rabbi[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Onkelos was born in Rome[2].
  • Onkelos was born on +0001-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Onkelos died on +0120-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Onkelos's father was Q20851350[9].
  • Onkelos worked as a translator[5].
  • Onkelos's professions included Bible translator[6].
  • Onkelos worked as a rabbi[7].
  • Onkelos's religion is recorded as Judaism[10].
  • Onkelos's image is recorded as Targum.jpg[11].
  • Onkelos is recorded as male[12].
  • Onkelos's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Onkelos's ISNI is recorded as 0000000374625874[14].
  • Onkelos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137959150[15].
  • Onkelos's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81126845[16].
  • Onkelos's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12991858m[17].
  • Onkelos's IdRef ID is recorded as 057184607[18].
  • Onkelos's part of is recorded as Tannaim[19].
  • Onkelos's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 54957378[20].
  • Onkelos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03213y[21].
  • Onkelos's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1201841[22].
  • Onkelos's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071164421[23].
  • Onkelos's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0047394[24].
  • Onkelos's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1598571[25].
  • Onkelos's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Onkelos's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Rome[2], Onkelos… he was born on +0001-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Q20851350[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[5], Bible translator[6], and rabbi[7].

Personal Life

Onkelos's religion is recorded as Judaism[10].

Death and Burial

Onkelos died on +0120-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Onkelos ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Targum Onkelos[30], a literary work[31], written by him[32].

FAQs

Where was Onkelos born?

Onkelos's place of birth was Rome[2].

Who were Onkelos's parents?

Onkelos's father was Q20851350[9].

What did Onkelos do for work?

Onkelos worked as translator[5], Bible translator[6], and rabbi[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Rome
    Part of Tannaim
    Time period Roman Empire
    Aliases
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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