בְּקַדְמִין בְּרָא יְיָ יָת שְׁמַיָּא וְיָת אַרְעָא
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Targumic & Western Aramaic · Targum Readers
Onkelos Genesis 1:1
TG-R01Targumic AramaicOnkelos first; Western and JPA material labeled separately
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בְּקַדְמִין בְּרָא יְיָ יָת שְׁמַיָּא וְיָת אַרְעָא
Transliterationbe-qadmin bera YY yat shemaya ve-yat ar'a
Plain meaningIn the beginning Hashem created the heavens and the earth.
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Onkelos Genesis 1:1
The first reader is Onkelos Genesis 1:1. The Hebrew appears directly above the Targum. Colored alignment shows בראשית/בקדמין, אלהים/יי, את/ית, השמים/שמיא, and הארץ/ארעא. The learner is not asked to decide whether every difference is “literal” or “interpretive” on the first pass. The task is to recognize the Targumic words, see the object marker, and hear a complete Aramaic sentence whose Hebrew source is already familiar.
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be-qadmin bera YY yat shemaya ve-yat ar'a
READINGApproved transliteration
In the beginning Hashem created the heavens and the earth.
MEANINGTargumic Aramaic
SOURCE REFERENCE
Targum Onkelos Genesis 1:1.
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Teaching
Hebrew/Aramaic parallel, בקדמין, יי, ית/יאת, שמיא, ארעא, verb cognate ברא.