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Lexicon :: Strong's H2964 - ṭerep̄

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טֶרֶף
Transliteration
ṭerep̄
Pronunciation
teh'-ref
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 827b

Strong’s Definitions

טֶרֶף ṭereph, teh'-ref; from H2963; something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food:—leaf, meat, prey, spoil.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H2964 in the following manner: prey (18x), meat (3x), leaves (1x), spoil (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H2964 in the following manner: prey (18x), meat (3x), leaves (1x), spoil (1x).
  1. prey, food, leaf

    1. prey

    2. food

    3. leaf

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טֶרֶף ṭereph, teh'-ref; from H2963; something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food:—leaf, meat, prey, spoil.
STRONGS H2964: Abbreviations
טֶ֫רֶף noun masculineNahum 3:1 prey, food; leaf; — טֶרֶף Genesis 49:9 +; טָ֑רֶף Job 4:11 +; suffix טַרְפֵּךְ Nahum 2:14; טַרְפּוֹ Isaiah 31:4; plural construct טַרְפֵּי Ezekiel 17:9; —
1. prey of lion Amos 3:4; Job 4:11; Job 38:39; Psalm 104:21; metaphor of Judah's conquests Genesis 49:9, Israel like lion Numbers 23:24 (both poems in J E); of Assyrians Isaiah 5:29; of Nineveh and its king Nahum 2:13; Nahum 2:14; Nahum 3:1; Israel's princes (as young lion) Ezekiel 19:3, 6; simile of false prophet (like lion) Ezekiel 22:25; of princes of Judah Ezekiel 22:27; simile of י's descending to battle, like lion Isaiah 31:4; compare Psalm 76:5 coming down from mountains of prey (the lion's lair), but read perhaps עַד, compare Greek Version of the LXX Bi Checritical note.; figurative of spoil of wicked Job 29:17, compare Psalm 124:6.
2. food, of outcasts, under figure of wild ass פֶּרֶא Job 24:5; of human food (late): for those who fear God Psalm 111:5; for household Proverbs 31:15; in י׳'s house Malachi 3:10.
3. leaf, (compare Genesis 8:11) צִמְחָהּ טַרְפֵּי Ezekiel 17:9 metaphor of Judah.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:11; 49:9; 49:9

Numbers

23:24

Job

4:11; 4:11; 24:5; 29:17; 38:39

Psalms

76:5; 104:21; 111:5; 124:6

Proverbs

31:15

Isaiah

5:29; 31:4; 31:4

Ezekiel

17:9; 17:9; 19:3; 19:6; 22:25; 22:27

Amos

3:4

Nahum

2:13; 3:1; 3:1

Malachi

3:10

H2964

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2964 matches the Hebrew טֶרֶף (ṭerep̄),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:9 -

“Judah, a lion’s cub;

With the prey, my son, you have gone high up [the mountain].

He stooped down, he crouched like a lion,

And like a lion—who dares rouse him?

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 -

“Behold, a people rises up like a lioness

And lifts itself up like a lion;

He will not lie down until he devours the prey

And drinks the blood of the slain.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:11 -

“The lion perishes for lack of prey,

And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:5 -

“Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert,

The poor go to their work, diligently seeking food;

As bread for their children in the desert.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:17 -

“And I smashed the jaws of the wicked

And snatched the prey from his teeth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 -

“Can you [Job] hunt the prey for the lion,

Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:4 -

You are glorious and resplendent,

More majestic than the mountains of prey.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:21 -

The young lions roar after their prey

And seek their food from God.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:5 -

He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence];

He will remember His covenant forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:6 -

Blessed be the LORD,

Who has not given us as prey to be torn by their teeth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:15 -

She rises also while it is still night

And gives food to her household

And assigns tasks to her maids.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:29 -

Their roaring is like a lioness, they roar like young lions;

They growl and seize their prey

And carry it off and there is no one to save it.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 -

For so the LORD says to me,

“As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey,

And though a large group of shepherds is called out against him

He will not be terrified at their voice nor cringe at their noise,

So the LORD of hosts will come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - “Thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Ask, “Will it thrive? Will he (Nebuchadnezzar) not uproot it and strip off its fruit so that all its sprouting leaves will wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to uproot it [ending Israel’s national existence].
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:3 -

‘When she [the royal mother-city] brought up [Jehoahaz] one of her cubs,

He became a [young] lion,

And he learned to catch and tear the prey;

He devoured men.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:6 -

‘And he moved among the lions;

He became a young lion,

He learned to tear the prey;

He devoured men.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:25 - “There is a conspiracy of her [false] prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured [human] life; they have taken [in their greed] treasure and precious things; they have made many widows among her.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - “Her princes within her are like wolves tearing and devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 -

Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?

Does a young lion growl from his den if he has not captured something?

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 -

The lion [of Assyria] tore enough for his cubs (Assyrian citizens),

Killed [enough prey] for his lionesses,

And filled his lairs with prey

And his dens with torn flesh.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 -

“Behold, I am against you [Nineveh],” declares the LORD of hosts, “and I will burn your chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the land, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1 -

Woe (judgment is coming) to the city of blood [guilty of murder and mayhem], completely full of lies and pillage;

Her prey never departs [alive].

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:10 - “Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the [fn]storehouse, so that there may be [fn]food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you [so great] a blessing until there is no more room to receive it.
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