Taraph טָרַף

Taraph (Hebrew טָרַף, Strong's H2963) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to tear”. It occurs 25 times in 22 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Taraph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 37:33
  And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
• Genesis 44:28
  And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
• Genesis 49:27
  Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

Exodus

• Exodus 22:13
  If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 33:20
  And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.

Job

• Job 16:9
  He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
• Job 18:4
  He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?

Psalms

• Psalm 7:2
  Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
• Psalm 17:12
  Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
• Psalm 22:13
  They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
• Psalm 50:22
  Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:

Proverbs

• Proverbs 30:8
  Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 5:6
  Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 19:3
  And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
• Ezekiel 19:6
  And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
• Ezekiel 22:25
  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.The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
• Ezekiel 22:27
  Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.

Hosea

• Hosea 5:14
  For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
• Hosea 6:1
  Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.

Amos

• Amos 1:11
  Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.

Micah

• Micah 5:8
  And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.

Nahum

• Nahum 2:12
  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.The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).