What does טְרֵפָה (ṭĕrēpāh) mean in the Bible?
טְרֵפָה (ṭĕrēpāh): Something torn or killed by wild animals; used of ritually unclean meat unsuitable for eating.
Hebrew · H2966
טְרֵפָה
Prey , i.e. flocks devoured by animals
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טְרֵפָה H2966
Pronunciation ṭĕrēpāh
What does טְרֵפָה (ṭĕrēpāh) mean in the Bible?
טְרֵפָה (ṭĕrēpāh): Something torn or killed by wild animals; used of ritually unclean meat unsuitable for eating.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2966?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or mauled by wild beasts (3), anything torn by wild beasts (1), for the torn carcass (1), of a mauled animal (1), or torn [by] [wild] [beasts] (1).
Where does טְרֵפָה (ṭĕrēpāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:39. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), Exodus (2), Ezekiel (2), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It or mauled by wild beasts 3× Leviticus 7:24, Leviticus 17:15, Ezekiel 4:14
anything torn by wild beasts 1× Genesis 31:39
for the torn carcass 1× Exodus 22:13
of a mauled animal 1× Exodus 22:31
or torn [by] [wild] [beasts] 1× Ezekiel 44:31
or torn by wild animals 1× Leviticus 22:8
with mauled prey 1× Nahum 2:12
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:39 טְרֵפָה֙ to anything torn by wild beasts Noun - feminine singular Exodus 22:13 הַטְּרֵפָ֖ה to for the torn carcass Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 22:31 טְרֵפָה֙ to of a mauled animal Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 7:24 טְרֵפָ֔ה to or mauled by wild beasts Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 17:15 וּטְרֵפָ֔ה to or mauled by wild beasts Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 22:8 וּטְרֵפָ֛ה to or torn by wild animals Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 4:14 וּטְרֵפָ֤ה to or mauled by wild beasts Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 44:31 וּטְרֵפָ֔ה to or torn [by] [wild] [beasts] Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Nahum 2:12 טְרֵפָֽה׃ to with mauled prey Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:39
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Leviticus 3 Ezekiel 2 Nahum 1
Source forms
וּטְרֵפָ֔ה 2x ū·ṭə·rê·p̄āh Leviticus 17:15, Ezekiel 44:31
טְרֵפָה֙ 2x ṭə·rê·p̄āh Genesis 31:39, Exodus 22:31
הַטְּרֵפָ֖ה 1x haṭ·ṭə·rê·p̄āh Exodus 22:13
וּטְרֵפָ֛ה 1x ū·ṭə·rê·p̄āh Leviticus 22:8
וּטְרֵפָ֤ה 1x ū·ṭə·rê·p̄āh Ezekiel 4:14
טְרֵפָ֔ה 1x ṭə·rê·p̄āh Leviticus 7:24
טְרֵפָֽה׃ 1x ṭə·rê·p̄āh Nahum 2:12
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 4x Leviticus 17:15, Leviticus 22:8, Ezekiel 4:14, Ezekiel 44:31
Noun - feminine singular 4x Genesis 31:39, Exodus 22:31, Leviticus 7:24, Nahum 2:12
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 22:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Something torn or killed by wild animals; used of ritually unclean meat unsuitable for eating.
Source Gloss
prey , i.e. flocks devoured by animals
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Something torn or killed by wild animals; used of ritually unclean meat unsuitable for eating.
prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals BDB: animal torn Usage: ravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
טְרֵפָה is built from this root:
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain