TBESH · H2963
טָרַף · ta.raph · to tear
1) to tear, rend, pluck 1a) (Qal) to tear, rend 1b) (Niphal) to be torn in pieces 1c) (Poal) to be torn in pieces 1d) (Hiphil) to provide food
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ta.raph H2963
טָרַף (ta.raph) means “to tear” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
טָרַף Hebrew · H2963 25 tagged occurrences in 22 verses
Pronunciation guide: taw-raf' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
KJV glosses: catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).
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How translators render H2963
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| tearing | 2 |
| to tear | 2 |
| and maul | 1 |
| and tears | 1 |
| and tears off | 1 |
| feed me | 1 |
| for prey | 1 |
| has surely been torn to pieces | 1 |
| has torn me | 1 |
| has torn us to pieces | 1 |
| he has been torn to pieces | 1 |
| i tear you to pieces | 1 |
| mauled | 1 |
| raged | 1 |
| the animal was torn to pieces | 1 |
| they will shred | 1 |
| will be torn to pieces | 1 |
| will tear them to pieces | 1 |
| you who tear | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| he teareth | 2 |
| ravening | 2 |
| to catch | 2 |
| a ravening | 1 |
| and teareth | 1 |
| and teareth in pieces | 1 |
| be torn in pieces | 1 |
| did tear | 1 |
| did tear in pieces | 1 |
| feed | 1 |
| for he hath torn | 1 |
| he is torn in pieces | 1 |
| i will tear | 1 |
| if it be torn in pieces | 1 |
| in pieces | 1 |
| is without doubt | 1 |
| lest he tear | 1 |
| of his prey | 1 |
| rent in pieces | 1 |
| shall ravin | 1 |
| surely | 1 |
Verses containing H2963
Page 1 of 1. 22 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 37:33
· BSB · 2 occurrences
His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
Read word by word - Genesis 44:28
· BSB · 2 occurrences
When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
Read word by word - Genesis 49:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
Read word by word - Exodus 22:13
· BSB · 2 occurrences
If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.12
- Deuteronomy 33:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
Read word by word - Job 16:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
Read word by word - Job 18:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
Read word by word - Psalms 7:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.3
- Psalms 17:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
Read word by word - Psalms 22:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.14
- Psalms 50:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Read word by word - Proverbs 30:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 5:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 19:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 19:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 22:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 22:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Read word by word - Hosea 5:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
Read word by word - Hosea 6:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Read word by word - Amos 1:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.
Read word by word - Micah 5:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.7
- Nahum 2:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.13