Hebrew · H2963, H3899, H2706 · unreviewed

הַטְרִיפֵנִי לֶחֶם חֻקִּי

To pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) · food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it) · an enactment ; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

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טָרַף H2963 to pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)

Pronunciation taraph

To tear or rend; causatively, to provide food—often describing God's sustenance of creation.

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לֶחֶם H3899 food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)

Pronunciation leḥem

Staple sustenance representing basic human need; metaphorically signifies livelihood, covenant provision, and dependence on God.

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חֹק H2706 an enactment ; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

Pronunciation ḥōq

Divine decree that establishes fixed boundaries—temporal, spatial, or behavioral—defining creation's order and covenant obligation.

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What does הַטְרִיפֵנִי לֶחֶם חֻקִּי (hatrifeni lechem chuqqi) mean in the Bible?

טָרַף · לֶחֶם · חֹק is a Hebrew word meaning "to pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)".

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Meaning

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

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×

Participle active Ezek 22:25 · Ezek 22:27 · Job 18:4 · Nah 2:13 · Ps 22:14 5×

Imperfect Gen 49:27 · Ps 7:3 · Hos 5:14 · Ps 50:22 4×

Infinitive absolute Exod 22:12 · Gen 37:33 · Gen 44:28 3×

Perfect Hos 6:1 · Job 16:9 2×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×

Imperfect Exod 22:12 · Jer 5:6 2×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Perfect Gen 37:33 1×

Qal passive 1×

Perfect Gen 44:28 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 18 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 6 Participle 5 Infinitive absolute 3 Perfect 3 Perfective 1

Stem

Qal 14 Niphal 2 Pual 1 Qal passive 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 4 Indicative 3 Indicative/cohortative 2

OT Occurrences

Gen 37:33 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 37:33 Pual · Perfect · Indicative Gen 44:28 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 44:28 Qal passive · Perfective Gen 49:27 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 22:12 Qal · Infinitive absolute Exod 22:12 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 16:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Job 18:4 Qal · Participle Ps 7:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 22:14 Qal · Participle Ps 50:22 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Jer 5:6 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ezek 22:25 Qal · Participle Ezek 22:27 Qal · Participle Hos 5:14 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Hos 6:1 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Nah 2:13 Qal · Participle

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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