targum

translation of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic
Intangible literary_genre Q623703
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targum

Summary

targum is a literary genre[1]. targum draws 4,769 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #70 of 487).[2]

Key Facts

  • targum's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • targum is a type of Bible translation[4].
  • targum is a type of rabbinic literature[5].
  • targum's Commons category is recorded as Targum[6].
  • targum comprises Targum Onkelos[7].
  • targum comprises Targum Pseudo-Jonathan[8].
  • targum comprises Targum Jonathan[9].
  • targum comprises Targum Yerushalmi II[10].
  • targum comprises Targum Sheni[11].
  • targum comprises Q54556236[12].
  • targum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Targums[13].
  • targum's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (2007 ed.)[14].
  • targum's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15].
  • targum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • targum's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • targum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • targum's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[19].
  • targum's different from is recorded as Bible translation[20].
  • targum's P14483 is recorded as t/targums[21].

Body

Definition and Type

targum's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include Bible translation[4] and rabbinic literature[5].

Use and Application

Components include Targum Onkelos[7], a literary work[22], written by Onkelos[23]; Targum Pseudo-Jonathan[8], a literary work[24]; Targum Jonathan[9], a literary work[25]; Targum Yerushalmi II[10], a manuscript[26]; Targum Sheni[11], a literary work[27]; and Q54556236[12], a literary work[28].

Why It Matters

targum draws 4,769 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #70 of 487).[2] targum has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] targum is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 45
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa',
    Cathopedia article id → Targum
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12288]]: Targum"
  2. 14d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → t/targums
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: t/targums, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275041|batch #275041]]"
  3. 16d ago · Servant2022 · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11h3_zfxd1
    P14483 → t/targums
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q65240420 */"
  4. 13w ago · EleJur · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → Targum Onkelos, Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, Targum Jonathan +3
    Different from → Bible translation
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: t/targums, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260063|batch #260063]]"
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