Word Study · Strong's H2966 · Hebrew
טְרֵפָה
terephah
ter-ay-faw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ṭᵉrêphâh
“prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals
Rendered in the KJV as
ravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces).
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- וּטְרֵפָ֔ה2
- טְרֵפָה֙2
- הַטְּרֵפָ֖ה1
- וּטְרֵפָ֛ה1
- וּטְרֵפָ֤ה1
- טְרֵפָ֔ה1
- טְרֵפָֽה׃1
How it is rendered · 5
- a torn animal3
- and a torn animal3
- and torn flesh1
- the torn animal1
- torn flesh1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular4
- noun · feminine singular4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncfsa · 4
- HNcfsa · 4
- HTd/Ncfsa · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 22:13הַטְּרֵפָ֖הhaterefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularIf the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.here: the torn animal
- Exodus 22:31טְרֵפָה֙terefahnoun · feminine singularYou are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.here: a torn animal
Leviticus3 occurrences
- Leviticus 7:24טְרֵפָ֔הterefahnoun · feminine singularThe fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.here: a torn animal
- Leviticus 17:15וּטְרֵפָ֔הuterefahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularAnd any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.here: and a torn animal
- Leviticus 22:8וּטְרֵפָ֛הuterefahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularHe must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.here: and a torn animal
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 4:14וּטְרֵפָ֤הuterefahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”here: and a torn animal
- Ezekiel 44:31וּטְרֵפָ֔הuterefahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularThe priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.here: and torn flesh