The meaning of “טֶרֶף”
Understanding ṭereph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
leaf, meat, prey, spoil. - something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food 1) prey, food, leaf 1a) prey 1...
טֶרֶף
leaf, meat, prey, spoil. - something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food 1) prey, food, leaf 1a) prey 1b) food 1c) leaf
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:9 | “Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?” Word: טֶרֶף (ṭereph) | |
| Job 29:17 | “And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.” Word: טֶרֶף (ṭereph) | |
| Proverbs 31:15 | “She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.” Word: טֶרֶף (ṭereph) | |
| Ezekiel 19:6 | “And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.” Word: טֶרֶף (ṭereph) | |
| Nahum 2:13 | “Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard. ” Word: טֶרֶף (ṭereph) |
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