H2964 - טֶרֶף (ṭereph)

H2964 טֶרֶף (ṭereph) teh'-ref

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

from 2963; something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food

KJV Usage: leaf, meat, prey, spoil

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

טֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) — prey. 1) prey, food, leaf 1a) prey 1b) food 1c) leaf

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

טֶרֶף (H2964)

noun m · טרף

Impact | Dead | ≈ אֹכֶל · טְרֵפָה

prey, victim literally: what is torn apart; hence: = slain victim of a carnivorous animal; ≈ associated with a violent death, bloodshed, and frequently used as a metaphor for victims of warfare

GEN 49:9 · NUM 23:24 · JOB 4:11 · JOB 29:17 · JOB 38:39 · PSA 76:5 · PSA 104:21 · PSA 124:6 · ISA 5:29 · ISA 31:4 · EZK 19:3 · EZK 19:6 · EZK 22:25 · EZK 22:27 · AMO 3:4 · NAM 2:13 · NAM 2:14 · NAM 3:1

Food | ≈ לֶחֶם

food = general term for food; ◄ from plants as well as meat; ≈ with no suggestion of aggression involved in obtaining it

JOB 24:5 · PSA 111:5 · PRO 31:15 · MAL 3:10

¹ PSA 76:5 MT הַרְרֵי־טָרֶף NIV "mountains rich with game" NJPS "mountains of prey" NJB "mountains of booty" GNT "mountains where you defeated your foes" | LXX HOTTP-C הַרְרֵי־עַד RSV NRSV REB "everlasting mountains" CEV "eternal mountains". The lion image, however, is also suggested in the opening verse of the psalm, and combined with that of the divine warrior.

Timothy L. Wilt

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

טֶ֫רֶף n.m. prey, food; leaf base