Hebrew word study

טָרַףṭâraph to pluck off or pull to pieces

Pronounced “taw-raf'

to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)

Translated in the King James as: catch, without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, surely, tear (in pieces).

Appears 25 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 5×
Genesis 37:33Genesis 44:28Genesis 49:27+ 2 more in Genesis
Exodus 2×
Exodus 22:13+ 1 more in Exodus
Deuteronomy 1×
Deuteronomy 33:20
Job 2×
Job 16:9Job 18:4
Psalms 4×
Psalms 7:2Psalms 17:12Psalms 22:13Psalms 50:22
Proverbs 1×
Proverbs 30:8
Jeremiah 1×
Jeremiah 5:6
Ezekiel 4×
Ezekiel 19:3Ezekiel 19:6Ezekiel 22:25Ezekiel 22:27
Hosea 2×
Hosea 5:14Hosea 6:1
Amos 1×
Amos 1:11
Micah 1×
Micah 5:8
Nahum 1×
Nahum 2:12

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