טרף
Hebrew
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ט־ר־ף (ṭ-r-p) |
Noun
טֶרֶף • (téref) m
- prey
- Tanach, Numbers 23:24, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- הֶן־עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא לֹא יִשְׁכַּב עַד־יֹאכַל טֶרֶף וְדַם־חֲלָלִים יִשְׁתֶּה׃
- hen 'am k-laví yaqúm v-kha-arí yotnassá lo yishkáv 'ad yokhál ṭéref v-dam ḥalalím yishte
- Behold a people that riseth up as a lioness, and as a lion doth he lift himself up; he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Sotah 47b:
- מִשֶּׁרַבּוּ צָרֵי עַיִן וְטוֹרְפֵי טֶרֶף
- mi-she-rabú tsaréi 'áyin v-ṭorféi ṭéref
- since the increase of those of inimical eye and tearers of prey
- food
- Tanach, Psalms 111:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- טֶרֶף נָתַן לִירֵאָיו יִזְכֹּר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ׃
- ṭéref natán li-yre-av; yizkór l-'olam brit-ó
- He hath given food unto them that fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant.
Verb
טָרַף • (taráf) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִטְרַף)
- to murder, devour, to tear into.
- Tanach, Genesis 37:33, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיַּכִּירָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר כְּתֹנֶת בְּנִי חַיָּה רָעָה אֲכָלָתְהוּ טָרֹף טֹרַף יוֹסֵף׃
- va-yakiráh va-yomér któnet bní ḥayyá ra'á akhaláthu ṭaróf ṭoráf yoséf
- And he knew it, and said: ‘It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.’
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Sotah 47b:
- מִשֶּׁרַבּוּ צָרֵי עַיִן וְטוֹרְפֵי טֶרֶף
- mi-she-rabú tsaréi 'áyin v-ṭorféi ṭéref
- since the increase of those of inimical eye and tearers of prey
- to beat, scramble, or shuffle
Conjugation
Conjugation of טָרַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | טָרַפְתִּי | טָרַפְנוּ | ||
second | טָרַפְתָּ | טָרַפְתְּ | טְרַפְתֶּם1 | טְרַפְתֶּן1 | |
third | טָרַף | טָרְפָה | טָרְפוּ | ||
present | טוֹרֵף | טוֹרֶפֶת | טוֹרְפִים | טוֹרְפוֹת | |
future | first | אטרוף / אֶטְרֹף | נטרוף / נִטְרֹף | ||
second | תטרוף / תִּטְרֹף | תִּטְרְפִי | תִּטְרְפוּ | תטרופנה / תִּטְרֹפְנָה2 | |
third | יטרוף / יִטְרֹף | תטרוף / תִּטְרֹף | יִטְרְפוּ | תטרופנה / תִּטְרֹפְנָה2 | |
imperative | טרוף / טְרֹף | טִרְפִי | טִרְפוּ | טרופנה / טְרֹפְנָה2 | |
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References
- “טרף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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