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Aramaic
Verb
טרף • (transliteration needed)
- to strike, to knock
- to tire, to wear out
Hebrew
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) (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
Adjective
טָרֵף • (taréf) (feminine טְרֵפָה, masculine plural טְרֵפִים, feminine plural טְרֵפוֹת)
- treyf, non-kosher (forbidden according to halakhic practice)
References
- “טרף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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