טָרַף
To pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
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What does טָרַף (taraph) mean in the Bible?
טָרַף (taraph) is a Hebrew word meaning "to pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)". to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) BDB: tear Usage: catch, × without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, × surely, tear (in pieces). Links to lion imagery of divine judgment.
Meaning
To tear or rend; causatively, to provide food—often describing God's sustenance of creation.
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) BDB: tear Usage: catch, × without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, × surely, tear (in pieces).
Why This Word Matters
Links to lion imagery of divine judgment. Hosea 6:1-3
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×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Qal passive 1×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Showing 8 of 25 occurrences in the biblical text.