- Original: טרף - Transliteration: Taraph - Phonetic: taw-raf' - Definition: 1. to tear, rend, pluck a. (Qal) to tear, rend b. (Niphal) to be torn in pieces c. (Poal) to be torn in pieces d. (Hiphil) to provide food - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 827 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels): - catch X without doubt feed ravin rend in pieces X surely tear (in pieces). Total KJV Occurrences: 25 • catch, 2 Ezekiel 19:3; Ezekiel 19:6 • feed, 1 Proverbs 30:8 • pieces, 10 Genesis 37:33(2); Genesis 44:28(2); Exodus 22:13(2); Psalm 50:22; Jeremiah 5:6; Micah 5:8; Nahum 2:12 • prey, 1 Psalm 17:12 • ravening, 3 Psalm 22:13; Ezekiel 22:25; Ezekiel 22:27 • ravin, 1 Genesis 49:27 • tear, 3 Psalm 7:2; Hosea 5:14; Amos 1:11 • teareth, 3 Deuteronomy 33:20; Job 16:9; Job 18:4 • torn, 1 Hosea 6:1