meturgeman

noun

me·​tur·​ge·​man

məˈtərgəmən

plural meturgemans

: a religious officiant of the early Hebrew synagogue who orally translated the Scriptures from Hebrew into the vernacular

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew & Aramaic mĕthurgĕmān, mĕthargĕmān

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