טָרַף

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to tear, rend, pluck
• 2.(qal) to tear, rend
• 3.(niphal) to be torn in pieces
• 4.(poal) to be torn in pieces
• 5.(hiphil) to provide food

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ṭâraph; Pronunciation: taw-raf'