Lexical Definition

‎טֶרֶף‎ ṭereph (teh'-ref) prey ^H:N-M
from ‎טָרַף‎

leaf, meat, prey, spoil.

• something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food

1) prey, food, leaf
1a) prey
1b) food
1c) leaf

See Greek: βρῶμα · θήρα · τροφή

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎טֶ֫רֶף‎ noun masculine^{Nah 3:1} prey, food; leaf; — ‎טֶרֶף‎ Gen 49:9 +; ‎טָ֑רֶף‎ Job 4:11 +; suffix ‎טַרְפֵךְ‎ Nah 2:14* ‎טַרְפּוֺ‎ Isa 31:4 plural construct ‎טַרְפֵּי‎ Ezek 17:9 —

1. prey of lion Amos 3:4; Job 4:11; Job 38:39; Ps 104:21 metaphor of Judah's conquests Gen 49:9, Israel like lion Num 23:24 (both poems in J E); of Assyrians Isa 5:29 of Nineveh and its king Nah 2:13*; Nah 2:14*; Nah 3:1 Israel's princes (as young lion) Ezek 19:3; Ezek 19:6 simile of false prophet (like lion) Ezek 22:25 of princes of Judah vEzek 22:27 simile of ‎י‎'s descending to battle, like lion Isa 31:4 compare Ps 76:5* coming down from mountains of prey (the lion's lair), but read perhaps ‎עַד‎, compare ᵐ5 Bi Che^{critical note}.; figurative of spoil of wicked Job 29:17, compare Ps 124:6.

2. food, of outcasts, under figure of wild ass ‎פֶּרֶא‎ Job 24:5 of human food (late): for those who fear God Ps 111:5 for household Prov 31:15 in ‎׳‎‎י‎'s house Mal 3:10.

3. leaf, (compare Gen 8:11) ‎טַרְפֵּי צִמְחָהּ‎ Ezek 17:9 metaphor of Judah.

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