טְרֵפָהṭᵉrêphâh

animal torn, torn flesh, (by wild beasts)

Pronunciation: ter-ay-faw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2966

Meanings

1. animal torn, (by wild beasts) (Genesis 31:39; Exodus 22:12; Amos 3:12)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 31:39 If any were attacked and killed by wild animals, I never showed you the carcass and asked you to reduce the count of your flock. No, I took the loss myself! You made me pay for every stolen animal, whether it was taken in broad daylight or in the dark of night.
  • Exodus 22:13 If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the remains of the carcass must be shown as evidence, and no compensation will be required.
  • Exodus 22:31 “You must be my holy people. Therefore, do not eat any animal that has been torn up and killed by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs.
  • Leviticus 7:24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn to pieces by wild animals must never be eaten, though it may be used for any other purpose.
  • Leviticus 17:15 “And if any native-born Israelites or foreigners eat the meat of an animal that died naturally or was torn up by wild animals, they must wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. They will remain ceremonially unclean until evening, but then they will be clean.
  • Leviticus 22:8 He may not eat an animal that has died a natural death or has been torn apart by wild animals, for this would defile him. I am the Lord.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).