Ṭâraph — H2963

H2963 · Hebrew — טרף

Pronunciation: taw-raf'

Definition

verb

to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)

  1. to tear, rend, pluck
    1. (Qal) to tear, rend
    2. (Niphal) to be torn in pieces
    3. (Poal) to be torn in pieces
    4. (Hiphil) to provide food

Usually translated as

rend in pieces, tear, catch, feed, ravin, without doubt, surely

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Ṭâraph occurs 25 times in 22 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Job (2), Psalms (4), Proverbs (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (4), Hosea (2), Amos (1), Micah (1), Nahum (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T