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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 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 a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 -
Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness,
And as a lion doth he lift himself up:
He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey,
And drink the blood of the slain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:11 -
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey,
And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:5 -
Behold, as wild asses in the desert
They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food;
The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:17 -
And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous,
And plucked the prey out of his teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 -
Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:4 -
Glorious art thou and excellent,
From the mountains of prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:21 -
The young lions roar after their prey,
And seek their food from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:5 -
He hath given food unto them that fear him:
He will ever be mindful of his covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:6 -
Blessed be Jehovah,
Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:15 -
She riseth also while it is yet night,
And giveth food to her household,
And their task to her maidens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:29 - their roaring shall be like a lioness, they shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - For thus saith Jehovah unto me, As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds be called forth against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so will Jehovah of hosts come down to fight upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:3 - And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:6 - And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:25 - There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 - Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 - Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1 - Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:10 - Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
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