[Mesorah] Targummim

[Simon Montagu]

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:14 AM, R. Rich Wolpoe
<rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com> wrote:
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> MP:
> « if “Targum” always means Targum Onqelos.  Thanks.
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> All the best from Michael»
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> As per the Talmud Onkelos translated Humash and Yonassan ben Uziel translated N'vi'im
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> The nature of Targum YBU on Humash is shrouded in mystery, and afaict Rashi never saw it.  [Even RMF/IM expresses some reservations re: Targum YBU on Humash re: Lo Silbash ICW a woman wearing a Tallis.]
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> Also note that there was/is a Targum Aquila and a Targum shiv'im on Humash.

It's interesting that there was also a Greek Targum by Theodotion,
whose name is a Greek translation of Yonatan.