Onkelos' translation

Onkelos' translation
translation of the Torah into Aramaic by a Torah student named Onkelos

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • Onkelos translation — Aramaic translation of the bible …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ONKELOS AND AQUILA — (second century C.E.), two translators of the Bible, the one into Aramaic and the other into Greek, both of whom were proselytes. Although there is no doubt of their separate existence, the translation of Onkelos being preserved in its entirety,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Onkelos — Rabbinical Eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Onkelos (אונקלוס) is the name of a famous convert to Judaism in Tannaic times (c.35 120 CE). He is considered to be the author of the famous Targum Onkelos (c.110 CE) …   Wikipedia

  • Onkelos — n. author who made an Aramaic translation of the Pentateuch in the 2nd century A.D …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Targum Onkelos — (or Unkelus), is the official eastern (Babylonian) targum to the Torah. However, its early origins may have been western, in Israel. Its authorship is attributed to Onkelos.Some identify this translation as the work of Aquila of Sinope in an… …   Wikipedia

  • ARAMAIC — ARAMAIC, an ancient northwestern semitic language spoken (to some extent) to this day. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: ancient aramaic and official aramaic sources syria and its neighboring countries iraq and iran egypt… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Targum — • The distinctive designation of the Aramaic translations or paraphrases of the Old Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Targum     Targum      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Jewish commentaries on the Bible — This article describes the first printing of the Hebrew Bible with major Jewish commentaries, notes concerning translations into Aramaic and English, lists some universally accepted Jewish commentaries with notes on their method of approach and… …   Wikipedia

  • БИБЛИЯ. IV. ПЕРЕВОДЫ — Переводы Б. На древние языки Арамейские таргумы Арамейский таргум иудейский перевод Б. (ВЗ) на арамейский язык. Существительное « » в постбиблейском евр. и арам. означает «перевод», глагол « » (арам. ) «переводить, объяснять» (единственный раз в… …   Православная энциклопедия

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