Strong's Lexicon

H2966

H2966 — טְּרֵפָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtrephahnoun femOccurrences: 9TWOT: 827c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2966
Word:טְּרֵפָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine (collectively) of H2964
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:9
Transliteration:trephah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ter-ay-faw'
Meaning:1. prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals
KJV Renderings:ravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3383

טְרֵפָה noun feminine animal torn (by wild beasts); torn flesh; — absolute ׳ ט Gen 31:39 + 8 t.

1. animal torn (by wild beasts), of sheep and goats Gen 31:39 ( E ); ox, ass or sheep Exod 22:12 ( J E ; strike out WeKlPr on Amos 3:12, as gloss from Gen 31:39); indefinite Gen 31:31 ( J E ; forbidden as food); commonly with נְבֵלָה (i.e. what dies naturally) as forbidden food, Lev 7:24 ( P ), Lev 17:15; Lev 22:8 (both H ), Ezek 4:14; Ezek 44:31 torn flesh, in metaphor of Nineveh's king as lion Nah 2:13 (|| טֶ֫רֶ ף).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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