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Strong's H2964 טֶרֶף (tereph)

Tereph means “leaf” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2964 — kyroo (“confirm”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2964
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 10

Strong's H2964 Quick Answer

Strong's H2964 טֶּרֶף (tereph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tereph (teh'-ref) n-m. 1. something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food [from H2963] It has 23 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include prey and meat. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tereph (teh'-ref) n-m. 1. something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food [from H2963]
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
prey and meat

Meaning and Definition

tereph (teh'-ref) n-m. 1. something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food [from H2963] KJV: leaf, meat, prey, spoil. Root(s): H2963

Original Word
טֶּרֶף
Transliteration
tereph
Derivation
Root: טרף First root strongs: 2963
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2964. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2964 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tereph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

prey Genesis 49:9 18× meat Psalms 111:5

How Strong's H2964 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2964 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2964 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:9 KJV

Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

Numbers 23:24 KJV

Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

Job 4:11 KJV

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2964.

Genesis 49:9 Old Testament, KJV
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
Numbers 23:24 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
Job 4:11 Old Testament, KJV
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
Job 24:5 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
Job 29:17 Old Testament, KJV
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Job 38:39 Old Testament, KJV
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Psalms 76:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
Psalms 104:21 Old Testament, KJV
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
Psalms 111:5 Old Testament, KJV
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Psalms 124:6 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Proverbs 31:15 Old Testament, KJV
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Isaiah 5:29 Old Testament, KJV
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Isaiah 31:4 Old Testament, KJV
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Ezekiel 17:9 Old Testament, KJV
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
Ezekiel 19:3 Old Testament, KJV
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
Ezekiel 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
Ezekiel 22:25 Old Testament, KJV
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 22:27 Old Testament, KJV
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Amos 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Nahum 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
Nahum 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
Nahum 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
Malachi 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2964, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 3 usages, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2964 FAQ

What does tereph (טֶרֶף) mean?

Tereph (Strong's H2964) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "leaf". tereph (teh'-ref) n-m. 1. something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food [from H2963]

How many times is tereph (טֶרֶף) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H2964 across 10 books.

Where can I study tereph (טֶרֶף) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2964 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tereph (טֶרֶף)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as prey and meat. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.