תורגמן

Hebrew

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum, interpreter), through Aramaic. Compare Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān).

Noun

תורגמן / תֻּרְגְּמָן • (turg'mánm (feminine counterpart תורגמנית / תֻּרְגְּמָנִית)

  1. translator
  2. interpreter
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Makkot, section 1.9:
      דָּבָר אַחֵר, עַל פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים, שֶׁלֹּא תְהֵא סַנְהֶדְרִין שׁוֹמַעַת מִפִּי הַתֻּרְגְּמָן:
      davár akhér, al pi shnáyim edím, sheló t'hé sanhedrín shomá'at mipí haturg'mán:
      An alternate interpretation: "By the mouth of two witnesses," [meaning] the court should not hear testimony from the mouth of a translator.

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