טָרַף
ta.raph (H2963)
to tear
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word טָרַף (ta.raph) is essentially translated as "to tear." This physical action can be literal, describing the ripping or cleaving of an object or a body part, or metaphorical, representing a strong force or violent motion that separates or severs something. The word is used in a variety of contexts, occurring 25 times throughout the Hebrew Bible. This frequency suggests that the concept of tearing was significant in ancient Hebrew expressions of emotion, physical experiences, and spiritual realities. Examples of its usage might include describing the act of flaying an animal, breaking open a container, or rending clothes as a sign of mourning or distress. Given its focus on physical action, the word טָרַף (ta.raph) has implications for our understanding of the physical world and the emotional impact of separation or violence. Its range of usage highlights the ancient Hebrews' interest in concrete, tangible experiences, and their tendency to use everyday actions to convey deeper meanings.
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He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”
One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him since.
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for evidence. He shall not make good that which was torn.
About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head.
He has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me. He has gnashed on me with his teeth. My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.
You who tear yourself in your anger, will the earth be forsaken for you? Or will the rock be removed out of its place?
lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.
“Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver.
Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
Therefore a lion out of the forest will kill them. A wolf of the evenings will destroy them. A leopard will watch against their cities. Everyone who goes out there will be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many and their backsliding has increased.
She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.
He went up and down among the lions. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets within it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made many widows within it.
Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.
“Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.
Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.
The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill, and his dens with prey.