◄ 2964. tereph ►
Strong's Lexicon tereph: Prey, food, plunder Original Word: טֶרֶף Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: tereph Pronunciation: TEH-ref Phonetic Spelling: (teh'-ref) Definition: Prey, food, plunder Meaning: something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food Word Origin: From the root verb טָרַף (taraph), meaning "to tear" or "to rend." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2334 (θεάομαι, theaomai) - to behold, look upon - G2347 (θλῖψις, thlipsis) - tribulation, pressure Usage: The Hebrew word "tereph" primarily refers to prey or food obtained by hunting or gathering. It can also denote plunder or spoil taken by force. In the biblical context, it often conveys the idea of sustenance or provision, sometimes with a connotation of violence or struggle, as in the act of a predator capturing its prey. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, hunting was a common means of obtaining food, and the imagery of a predator capturing its prey was a powerful metaphor for strength, provision, and sometimes judgment. The concept of "tereph" would have been familiar to the Israelites, who lived in a society where agriculture and animal husbandry were central to their way of life. The term also reflects the harsh realities of survival in a world where food was not always guaranteed. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from taraph Definition prey, food, a leaf NASB Translation food (4), leaves (1), prey (17), torn (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs טֶ֫רֶף noun masculineNahum 3:1 prey, food; leaf; — טֶרֶף Genesis 49:9 +; טָ֑רֶף Job 4:11 +; suffix טַרְפֵךְ Nahum 2:14; טַרְמּוֺ Isaiah 31:4; plural construct טַרְמֵּי 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 ᵐ5 Bi Checritical note.; figurative of spoil of wicked Job 29:17, compare Psalm 124:6. 2 food, of outcasts, under figure of wild ass מֶּרֶא Job 24:5; of human food (late): for those who fear God Psalm 111:5; for household Proverbs 31:15; in ׳יs house Malachi 3:10. 3 leaf, (compare Genesis 8:11) טַרְמֵּי צִמְחָהּ Ezekiel 17:9 metaphor of Judah. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance leaf, meat, prey, spoil From taraph; something torn, i.e. A fragment, e.g. A fresh leaf, prey, food -- leaf, meat, prey, spoil. see HEBREW taraph Forms and Transliterations וְטֶ֖רֶף וטרף טֶ֔רֶף טֶ֖רֶף טֶ֙רֶף֙ טֶ֝֗רֶף טֶ֣רֶף טֶ֭רֶף טַרְפֵּ֔ךְ טַרְפֵּ֤י טַרְפּ֗וֹ טָ֑רֶף טָֽרֶף׃ טרף טרף׃ טרפו טרפי טרפך לַטָּ֑רֶף לטרף מִטֶּ֖רֶף מטרף laṭ·ṭā·rep̄ latTaref laṭṭārep̄ miṭ·ṭe·rep̄ mitTeref miṭṭerep̄ ṭā·rep̄ ṭar·pê ṭar·pêḵ ṭar·pōw Taref ṭārep̄ ṭarpê tarPech tarPei ṭarpêḵ tarPo ṭarpōw ṭe·rep̄ Teref ṭerep̄ veTeref wə·ṭe·rep̄ wəṭerep̄ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 49:9 HEB: אַרְיֵה֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִטֶּ֖רֶף בְּנִ֣י עָלִ֑יתָ NAS: whelp; From the prey, my son, KJV: whelp: from the prey, my son, INT: a lion's Judah the prey my son have gone Numbers 23:24 HEB: עַד־ יֹ֣אכַל טֶ֔רֶף וְדַם־ חֲלָלִ֖ים NAS: it devours the prey, And drinks KJV: until he eat [of] the prey, and drink INT: until devours the prey the blood of the slain Job 4:11 HEB: אֹבֵ֣ד מִבְּלִי־ טָ֑רֶף וּבְנֵ֥י לָ֝בִ֗יא NAS: for lack of prey, And the whelps KJV: for lack of prey, and the stout lion's INT: perishes lack of prey and the whelps of the lioness Job 24:5 HEB: בְּ֭פָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י לַטָּ֑רֶף עֲרָבָ֥ה ל֥וֹ NAS: seeking food in their activity, KJV: rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness INT: their activity seeking food the desert bread Job 29:17 HEB: וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף׃ NAS: And snatched the prey from his teeth. KJV: and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. INT: his teeth and snatched the prey Job 38:39 HEB: הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים NAS: Can you hunt the prey for the lion, KJV: Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? INT: hunt the lion the prey the appetite of the young Psalm 76:4 HEB: אַדִּ֗יר מֵֽהַרְרֵי־ טָֽרֶף׃ NAS: than the mountains of prey. KJV: than the mountains of prey. INT: majestic the mountains of prey Psalm 104:21 HEB: הַ֭כְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִ֣ים לַטָּ֑רֶף וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵאֵ֣ל NAS: roar after their prey And seek KJV: roar after their prey, and seek INT: the young roar their prey and seek God Psalm 111:5 HEB: טֶ֭רֶף נָתַ֣ן לִֽירֵאָ֑יו NAS: He has given food to those who fear KJV: He hath given meat unto them that fear INT: food has given fear Psalm 124:6 HEB: שֶׁלֹּ֥א נְתָנָ֥נוּ טֶ֝֗רֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃ NAS: has not given us to be torn by their teeth. KJV: who hath not given us [as] a prey to their teeth. INT: has not given to be torn their teeth Proverbs 31:15 HEB: לַ֗יְלָה וַתִּתֵּ֣ן טֶ֣רֶף לְבֵיתָ֑הּ וְ֝חֹ֗ק NAS: And gives food to her household KJV: and giveth meat to her household, INT: night and gives food to her household and portions Isaiah 5:29 HEB: וְיִנְהֹם֙ וְיֹאחֵ֣ז טֶ֔רֶף וְיַפְלִ֖יט וְאֵ֥ין NAS: as it seizes the prey And carries [it] off KJV: and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry [it] away safe, INT: growls seizes the prey and carries no Isaiah 31:4 HEB: וְהַכְּפִ֜יר עַל־ טַרְפּ֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִקָּרֵ֤א NAS: growls over his prey, Against which KJV: roaring on his prey, when a multitude INT: the young over his prey which is called Ezekiel 17:9 HEB: וְיָבֵ֗שׁ כָּל־ טַרְפֵּ֤י צִמְחָהּ֙ תִּיבָ֔שׁ NAS: its sprouting leaves wither? KJV: it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, INT: withers all manner leaves sprouting withers Ezekiel 19:3 HEB: וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־ טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃ NAS: to tear [his] prey; He devoured KJV: to catch the prey; it devoured INT: learned to tear prey men devoured Ezekiel 19:6 HEB: וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־ טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃ NAS: to tear [his] prey; He devoured KJV: to catch the prey, [and] devoured INT: learned to tear prey men devoured Ezekiel 22:25 HEB: שׁוֹאֵ֖ג טֹ֣רֵֽף טָ֑רֶף נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָכָ֗לוּ NAS: tearing the prey. They have devoured KJV: ravening the prey; they have devoured INT: A roaring tearing the prey lives have devoured Ezekiel 22:27 HEB: כִּזְאֵבִ֖ים טֹ֣רְפֵי טָ֑רֶף לִשְׁפָּךְ־ דָּם֙ NAS: tearing the prey, by shedding KJV: ravening the prey, to shed INT: wolves tearing the prey shedding blood Amos 3:4 HEB: אַרְיֵה֙ בַּיַּ֔עַר וְטֶ֖רֶף אֵ֣ין ל֑וֹ NAS: when he has no prey? Does a young lion KJV: in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion INT: lion the forest leaf has add Nahum 2:12 HEB: לְלִבְאֹתָ֑יו וַיְמַלֵּא־ טֶ֣רֶף חֹרָ֔יו וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו NAS: his lairs with prey And his dens KJV: his holes with prey, and his dens INT: his lionesses and filled prey his lairs and his dens Nahum 2:13 HEB: וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י מֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙ טַרְפֵּ֔ךְ וְלֹֽא־ יִשָּׁמַ֥ע NAS: I will cut off your prey from the land, KJV: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, INT: will cut the land your prey and no be heard Nahum 3:1 HEB: לֹ֥א יָמִ֖ישׁ טָֽרֶף׃ NAS: [and] pillage; [Her] prey never KJV: [and] robbery; the prey departeth INT: never departs prey Malachi 3:10 HEB: הָאוֹצָ֗ר וִיהִ֥י טֶ֙רֶף֙ בְּבֵיתִ֔י וּבְחָנ֤וּנִי NAS: into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, KJV: into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, INT: the storehouse become may be food my house and test 23 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2964 23 Occurrences laṭ·ṭā·rep̄ — 2 Occ. miṭ·ṭe·rep̄ — 1 Occ. ṭā·rep̄ — 7 Occ. ṭar·pêḵ — 1 Occ. ṭar·pê — 1 Occ. ṭar·pōw — 1 Occ. ṭe·rep̄ — 9 Occ. wə·ṭe·rep̄ — 1 Occ.