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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 cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 - Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up
and as a lion it lifts itself;
it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey
and drunk the blood of the slain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:11 - The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:5 - Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert
the poor[fn] go out to their toil, seeking game;
the wasteland yields food for their children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:17 - I broke the fangs of the unrighteous
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 - “Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:4 - Glorious are you, more majestic
than the mountains full of prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:21 - The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:5 - He provides food for those who fear him;
he remembers his covenant forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:6 - Blessed be the LORD,
who has not given us
as prey to their teeth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:15 - She rises while it is yet night
and provides food for her household
and portions for her maidens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:29 - Their roaring is like a lion,
like young lions they roar;
they growl and seize their prey;
they carry it off, and none can rescue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - For thus the LORD said to me,
“As a lion or a young lion growls over his prey,
and when a band of shepherds is called out against him
he is not terrified by their shouting
or daunted at their noise,
so the LORD of hosts will come down
to fight[fn] on Mount Zion and on its hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - “Say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers, so that all its fresh sprouting leaves wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it from its roots.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:6 - He prowled among the lions;
he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:25 - The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 - Does a lion roar in the forest,
when he has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out from his den,
if he has taken nothing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion tore enough for his cubs
and strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 - Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will burn your[fn] chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1 - Woe to the bloody city,
all full of lies and plunder—
no end to the prey!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:10 - Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
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