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טָרַף H2963
H2963 is the Hebrew word טָרַף, transliterated ṭâraph and said taw-raf'. The King James Version most often renders it torn in pieces.
What it means
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).
Verses using טָרַף
All 22 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 37:33 · KJV
And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Genesis 44:28 · KJV
And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
Genesis 49:27 · KJV
Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
Exodus 22:13 · KJV
If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.
Deuteronomy 33:20 · KJV
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Job 16:9 · KJV
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
Job 18:4 · KJV
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
Psalm 7:2 · KJV
Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Psalm 17:12 · KJV
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Psalm 22:13 · KJV
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalm 50:22 · KJV
Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Proverbs 30:8 · KJV
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Jeremiah 5:6 · KJV
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Ezekiel 19:3 · KJV
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
Ezekiel 19:6 · KJV
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
Ezekiel 22:25 · KJV
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 22:27 · KJV
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Hosea 5:14 · KJV
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
Hosea 6:1 · KJV
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
Amos 1:11 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
Micah 5:8 · KJV
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
Nahum 2:12 · KJV
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2963 mean?
H2963 is the Hebrew word טָרַף (ṭâraph), meaning to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels).
How is H2963 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it torn in pieces (4 times), teareth (3 times), ravening (3 times), catch (2 times), without doubt (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2963 appear in the Bible?
טָרַף (ṭâraph) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2963 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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