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80-120Targum Onkelos

 

Fragment of the Book of Genesis of Targum Onkelos (ca. 80-120). The Aramaic text contains mentioned to ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) of an animal and a human. See our commentary at the link: 80-120Targum Onkelos [Rus].

Quote

[Arc]

Genesis 32:32

(original source: 1884BerlinerA, p. 36)

Translation

[Eng]

Genesis 32:32

Therefore the sons of Israel do not eat the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day, because He touched the hollow of Jakob's thigh in the sinew that shrank. (original source: 1862EtheridgeJW, p. 110)



External links

Berliner A. Targum Onkelos. Berlin: Gorzelanczyk & Co, 1884. [books.google]

Etheridge JW. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch: with the Fragments of the Jerusalem Targum: from the Chaldee. Vol. 2. London: Longman & Company, 1862. [books.google]

Targums of Onkelos. Genesis. Palestine-Babylon, ca. 80-120. [sefaria.org]

Authors & Affiliations

Onkelos (אֻנְקְלוֹס, ca. 35-120), possibly identical to Aquila of Sinope, was a Roman national. [wikipedia.org]

Keywords

ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, Targum, Aramaic, synonym, animal, symptom, damage, injury

                                                                     

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