טרף

Aramaic

Verb

טרף • (transliteration needed)

  1. to strike, to knock
  2. to tire, to wear out

Hebrew

Root
ט־ר־ף (ṭ-r-p)

Noun

טֶרֶף • (téref) m

  1. 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
  2. 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)

  1. 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
  2. to beat, scramble, or shuffle

Conjugation

References

  • טרף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Anagrams

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