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טֶרֶף H2964
H2964 is the Hebrew word טֶרֶף, transliterated ṭereph and said teh'-ref. The King James Version most often renders it prey.
What it means
something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food.
Where it comes from
from H2963 (טָרַף).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: leaf, meat, prey, spoil.
Verses using טֶרֶף
All 22 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 49:9 · KJV
Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
Numbers 23:24 · KJV
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
Job 4:11 · KJV
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
Job 24:5 · KJV
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
Job 29:17 · KJV
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Job 38:39 · KJV
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Psalm 104:21 · KJV
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
Psalm 111:5 · KJV
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Psalm 124:6 · KJV
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Proverbs 31:15 · KJV
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Isaiah 5:29 · KJV
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Isaiah 31:4 · KJV
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Ezekiel 17:9 · KJV
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
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.
Amos 3:4 · KJV
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
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.
Nahum 2:13 · KJV
Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
Nahum 3:1 · KJV
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
Malachi 3:10 · KJV
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2964 mean?
H2964 is the Hebrew word טֶרֶף (ṭereph), meaning something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food.
How is H2964 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it prey (15 times), meat (3 times), spoil (1 time), after their prey (1 time), leaves (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2964 appear in the Bible?
טֶרֶף (ṭereph) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2964 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2963 (טָרַף).
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