H2963 טָרַף
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 24 KJV occurrences
טָרַף
ṭâraph · taw-raf'
Definition
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
KJV Renderings
catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).
Derivation / Etymology
a primitive root;
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 24)
- Genesis 37:33And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
- Genesis 44:28And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
- Deuteronomy 33:20¶ And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
- Psalms 7:2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
- Psalms 50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
- Ezekiel 19:3And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
- Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
- Amos 1:11¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: