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Torn animal

טְרֵפָהStrong’s H2966

terephah (te-re-phah)

Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Terephah is the Hebrew word usually translated “torn animal” and “torn flesh”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.

“That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.”
Genesis 31:39 KJV
Meaning
  1. That which is torn, animal torn (by beasts)
How it's translated
  • a torn animal 3
  • and a torn animal 3
  • the torn animal 1
  • and torn flesh 1
  • torn flesh 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Leviticus 3
  • Exodus 2
  • Ezekiel 2
  • Genesis 1
  • Nahum 1

5 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

טְרֵפָה terephah · torn animal

that which is torn, animal torn (by beasts)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.