STRONGS NUMBER H2964


Word Summary
tereph: prey, food, a leaf
Original Word: טֶרֶף
Transliteration: tereph
Phonetic Spelling: (teh'-ref)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: prey, food, a leaf
Meaning: something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food
Strong's 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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H2964. tereph

טֶ֫רֶףnoun masculineNahum 3:1 prey, food; leaf; — טֶרֶףGenesis 49:9 +; טָ֑רֶףJob 4:11 +; suffix טַרְפֵךְ‎ Nahum 2:14; טַרְמּוֺIsaiah 31:4; plural construct טַרְמֵּיEzekiel 17:9; —

1 prey of lion Amos 3:4; Job 4:11; 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; 3:1; Israel's princes (as young lion) Ezekiel 19:3, 6; simile of false prophet (like lion) 22:25; of princes of Judah 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 מֶּרֶאJob 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) צִמְחָהּ טַרְמֵּיEzekiel 17:9 metaphor of Judah.