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单词 meturgeman
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meturgemann.

Brit. /mᵻˈtəːɡᵻmən/, U.S. /məˈtərɡəm(ə)n/
Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew mĕṯurgĕmān.
Etymology: < post-biblical Hebrew mĕṯurgĕmān < Aramaic mĕṯurgām , past participle of targēm to translate, interpret. Compare Targum n., dragoman n.
Jewish History.
In the early synagogue: an official appointed to translate the Hebrew Scriptures into the vernacular as they were being read out.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > particular interpretation, construction > [noun] > one who comments or annotates > in religious context
Targumist1642
hierophanta1822
hermeneut1857
meturgeman1865
1865 W. H. Dixon Holy Land II. 146 The Meturgeman, an interpreter of the Law, whose duty it was to stand near the reader for the day, and translate the sacred verses, one by one, from the Hebrew into the vulgar tongue.
1881 Church Rev. Apr. 49 Persons were appointed to translate the Hebrew into Chaldee, and explain the sense as the reader proceeded. This was the office of meturgeman, or interpreter, which..came to be recognized in every synagogue.
1989 Encycl. Brit. XI. 561/3 When Scripture was read aloud in the synagogue, it was translated by a meturgeman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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