טרף

טרף • (transliteration needed)

1. to strike, to knock
2. to tire, to wear out

טֶרֶף • (téref) m

1. prey
   • Tanach, Numbers 23:24, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     הֶן־עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא לֹא יִשְׁכַּב עַד־יֹאכַל טֶרֶף וְדַם־חֲלָלִים יִשְׁתֶּה׃

     hen am k'laví yakúm v'kha'arí yotnasá lo yishkáv ad yokhál téref v'dam khalalím yishté

     Behold a people that riseth up as a lioness, and as a lion doth he lift himself up; he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Sotah, 47b:

     מִשֶּׁרַבּוּ צָרֵי עַיִן וְטוֹרְפֵי טֶרֶף

     misherabú tsaré áyin v'torfé téref

     since the increase of those of inimical eye and tearers of prey

2. food
   • Tanach, Psalms 111:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     טֶרֶף נָתַן לִירֵאָיו יִזְכֹּר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ׃

     téref natán lire'áv; yizkór l'olám britó

     He hath given food unto them that fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant.

טָרַף • (taráf) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִטְרַף)

1. to murder, devour, to tear into.
   • Tanach, Genesis 37:33, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וַיַּכִּירָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר כְּתֹנֶת בְּנִי חַיָּה רָעָה אֲכָלָתְהוּ טָרֹף טֹרַף יוֹסֵף׃

     vayakiráh vayomér k'tónet b'ní khayá ra'á akhaláthu taróf toráf yoséf

     And he knew it, and said: ‘It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.’

   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Sotah, 47b:

     מִשֶּׁרַבּוּ צָרֵי עַיִן וְטוֹרְפֵי טֶרֶף

     misherabú tsaré áyin v'torfé téref

     since the increase of those of inimical eye and tearers of prey

2. to beat, scramble, or shuffle

טָרֵף • (taréf) (feminine טְרֵפָה, masculine plural טְרֵפִים, feminine plural טְרֵפוֹת)

1. treyf, non-kosher (forbidden according to halakhic practice)

• “טרף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

• טפר, פ־ט־ר