Lexical Summary tereph: prey, food, a leaf Original Word: טֶרֶףTransliteration: tereph Phonetic Spelling: (teh'-ref) Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: prey, food, a leaf Meaning: something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food Strong's Concordance leaf, meat, prey, spoil From taraph; something torn, i.e. A fragment, e.g. A fresh leaf, prey, food -- leaf, meat, prey, spoil. see HEBREW taraph Brown-Driver-Briggs H2964. tereph טֶ֫רֶף noun masculineNahum 3:1 prey, food; leaf; — טֶרֶף Genesis 49:9 +; טָ֑רֶף Job 4:11 +; suffix טַרְפֵךְ Nahum 2:14; טַרְמּוֺ Isaiah 31:4; plural construct טַרְמֵּי Ezekiel 17:9; — 1 prey of lion Amos 3:4; Job 4:11; 38:39; Psalm 104:21; metaphor of Judah's conquests Genesis 49:9, Israel like lion Numbers 23:24 (both poems in J E); of Assyrians Isaiah 5:29; of Nineveh and its king Nahum 2:13; Nahum 2:14; 3:1; Israel's princes (as young lion) Ezekiel 19:3, 6; simile of false prophet (like lion) 22:25; of princes of Judah 22:27; simile of י's descending to battle, like lion Isaiah 31:4; compare Psalm 76:5 coming down from mountains of prey (the lion's lair), but read perhaps עַד, compare ᵐ5 Bi Checritical note.; figurative of spoil of wicked Job 29:17, compare Psalm 124:6. 2 food, of outcasts, under figure of wild ass מֶּרֶא Job 24:5; of human food (late): for those who fear God Psalm 111:5; for household Proverbs 31:15; in ׳יs house Malachi 3:10. 3 leaf, (compare Genesis 8:11) צִמְחָהּ טַרְמֵּי Ezekiel 17:9 metaphor of Judah. |
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