THE TARGUM MOLCHO LEXICON

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Choose a letter, open a word, build its form, and follow it back into the Hebrew and Aramaic sources. Every entry includes a construction exercise; unverified word parts remain clearly marked rather than being invented.

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Aramaic · Jewish Babylonian Aramaic

תַּנָּא

Tannatan-NA

BASIC MEANING

tanna / teacher

IN THIS CONTEXT

the anonymous authority teaching the Mishnah

LEMMAתנא

ROOTNot yet established

GRAMMARnoun

BUILD THIS WORD

See how the form comes together.

WHOLE FORM · SEGMENTATION IN REVIEW

Choose the pieces in reading order, then check the construction. The original spelling always remains visible.

בחרו חלקים

Tannaתַּנָּא

LEMMAתנא

ROOTNot yet verified

FORMnoun

WHY ONE PIECE?The word-building exercise is available for this entry, but the lexicon does not invent prefixes, stems, or endings. Until its internal division is independently supported, the complete written form is the only safe building block.

OCCURRENCES IN THE LIBRARY1

Jewish Babylonian AramaicBavli Berakhot 2aתַּנָּא

A LIVING WORD INDEX

Every entry can keep opening.

The alphabet is only the front door. Each reviewed word can grow into forms, meanings, pronunciation traditions, source occurrences, and links across the library.

Headword

Lemma, language, dialect, root, and grammatical identity.

Meaning

Basic meaning and the distinct meaning carried in its immediate context.

Build the word

An interactive construction exercise for every entry, using verified parts when available and the whole form when segmentation remains in review.

Occurrences

Analyzed appearances linked directly to their passages in the source library.

Sound

Transliteration, pronunciation guidance, and user-initiated read-aloud.

Connections

A path from the word to related passages, discussions, and commentaries.

THE TARGUM MOLCHO LEXICON

Enter through
Aleph to Tav.

BROWSE THE LEXICON

Choose a letter

Swipe or scroll from Aleph to Tav

Aramaic · Jewish Babylonian Aramaic

תַּנָּא

Tannatan-NA

BASIC MEANING

tanna / teacher

IN THIS CONTEXT

the anonymous authority teaching the Mishnah

LEMMAתנא

ROOTNot yet established

GRAMMARnoun

BUILD THIS WORD

See how the form comes together.

WHOLE FORM · SEGMENTATION IN REVIEW

Choose the pieces in reading order, then check the construction. The original spelling always remains visible.

בחרו חלקים

Tannaתַּנָּא

LEMMAתנא

ROOTNot yet verified

FORMnoun

OCCURRENCES IN THE LIBRARY1

Jewish Babylonian AramaicBavli Berakhot 2aתַּנָּא

A LIVING WORD INDEX

Every entry can keep opening.

The alphabet is only the front door. Each reviewed word can grow into forms, meanings, pronunciation traditions, source occurrences, and links across the library.

Headword

Lemma, language, dialect, root, and grammatical identity.

Meaning

Basic meaning and the distinct meaning carried in its immediate context.

Build the word

An interactive construction exercise for every entry, using verified parts when available and the whole form when segmentation remains in review.

Occurrences

Analyzed appearances linked directly to their passages in the source library.

Sound

Transliteration, pronunciation guidance, and user-initiated read-aloud.

Connections

A path from the word to related passages, discussions, and commentaries.