Job 29:17

וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּע֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף

And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

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קוּמָה יְהוָה׀ הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהַי כִּֽי-הִכִּיתָ אֶת-כָּל-אֹיְבַי לֶחִי שִׁנֵּי רְשָׁעִים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Proverbs 30:14

דּוֹר׀ חֲרָבוֹת שִׁנָּיו וּֽמַאֲכָלוֹת מְֽתַלְּעֹתָיו לֶאֱכֹל עֲנִיִּים מֵאֶרֶץ וְאֶבְיוֹנִים מֵאָדָֽם׃

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

1 Samuel 17:35

וְיָצָאתִי אַֽחֲרָיו וְהִכִּתִיו וְהִצַּלְתִּי מִפִּיו וַיָּקָם עָלַי וְהֶֽחֱזַקְתִּי בִּזְקָנוֹ וְהִכִּתִיו וַֽהֲמִיתִּֽיו׃

And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

Psalms 124:6

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה שֶׁלֹּא נְתָנָנוּ טֶרֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃

Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Psalms 58:8

כְּמוֹ שַׁבְּלוּל תֶּמֶס יַהֲלֹךְ נֵפֶל אֵשֶׁת בַּל-חָזוּ שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Psalms 124:3

אֲזַי חַיִּים בְּלָעוּנוּ בַּחֲרוֹת אַפָּם בָּֽנוּ׃

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

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This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.

וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה Dechi — a lesser break מְתַלְּע֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו Revia Mugrash — a lesser break אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף Silluq — end of the verse

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וָֽ֭ אֲשַׁבְּרָ ה

וָֽ֭

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

אֲשַׁבְּרָ

Root word broken, break, brake, destroyed, pieces, …

Suffix poetic ending — no change in meaning

Dictionary form: שָׁבַר · shaw-BAHR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vpw1cs/Sh

Verb — Piel, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "I"

וָֽ	Speech Conjunction
אֲשַׁבְּרָ	Speech Verb Stem Piel Type Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol) Person First Person Number Singular
ה	Speech Suffix Type Paragogic He

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In English

In the KJV here: and i brake

shall be broken ×8 and brake ×7 break ×4 broken ×4 i have broken ×4 i will break ×4 is broken ×4 brake ×3

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break — Most versatile; suits physical and figurative contexts alike.

shatter — Implies violent, complete fracturing; vivid and forceful.

smash — Colloquial force; best for deliberate, destructive breaking.

crush — Emphasizes pressure and total ruin rather than a snap.

destroy — Use when the breaking results in complete annihilation.

rupture — Clinical/formal; suits covenants, bonds, or body metaphors.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8442 H7665

שָׁבַר₁₄₈ verb break, break in pieces (Late Hebrew id.; Sabean תֿבר, break, destroy DHM^{Hof. Mus., no. 1, l. 26} Mordtm^{Hi 74}; Arabic restrain, destroy; Aramaic תְּבַר, ; Assyrian šabâru, break, break in pieces; Ethiopic break); —

Qal₅₃ Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ 1Kgs 13:28; Isa 14:5, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׁבֹּר Jer 19:11, בּוֺר- Isa 42:3 3 feminine singular תִּשְׁבָּרֿ Prov 25:15, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁבֹר Ps 10:15, suffix שָׁבְרֵם Jer 17:18 Infinitive construct לִשְׁבֹּר Gen 19:9 +2 t., שְׁבוֺר Jer 28:12 Participle active שֹׁבֵר Ezek 4:16 +2 t.; passive שָׁבוּר Lev 22:22, plural construct שְׁבוּרֵי Ps 147:3 — break, literally, object earthen vessel Judg 7:20; Lev 11:33 (P), Jer 19:11 (in simile, compare vJer 19:11; Jer 48:33; Isa 30:14, flask Jer 19:10, gate-bar Amos 1:5 (in metaphor), bow Hos 1:5; Jer 49:35, and sword Hos 2:20 (מִןהָֿאָרֶץ), bone of lamb Exod 12:46; Num 9:12 (P), and (in metaphor) Prov 25:15, compare שָׁבוּר i.e. fractured of limb Lev 22:22 (H), yoke Jer 28:10; Jer 28:12; Jer 28:13, and, in metaphor, of deliverance (׳י subject) vJer 28:2 vJer 28:4 vJer 28:11; Jer 38:8 (with מֵעַל), +4 t., of rebellion Jer 2:20; Jer 5:5, so staff Isa 14:5 +5 t., reed Isa 42:3, arm of Pharaoh Ezek 30:21; Ezek 30:22; Ezek 30:24 compare Ps 10:15 trees (subject thunder) Ps 29:5 break in, down, door Gen 19:9 (J); rend violently (of lion), man 1Kgs 13:26, ass v1Kgs 13:28 wreck Tyre (as ship) Ezek 27:26 figurative break pride Lev 26:19 (H); crush (figurative) Isa 14:25 (compare Jer 48:28 above), Lam 1:15; Dan 11:26 ׳מִשְׁנֶה שִׁבָּרוֺן שׁ Jer 17:18 break, rupture, heart (figurative) Ps 69:21+ Ezek 6:9 (see Niph`al near the end), שְׁבוּרֵי לֵב Ps 147:3 וָאֶשְׁבֹּר עָלָיו חֻקִּי Job 38:10 broke for it my boundary, of sea, reference to abrupt ending of mainland; = quench thirst (frangere sitim) Ps 104:11. Niph`al₅₇ Perfect 3 masculine singular נִשְׁבַּר Exod 22:9 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשָּׁבֵר Lev 6:21 +, 3 feminine singular וְתִשָּׁ֫בֶר Eccl 12:6, 2 masculine singular תִּשָּׁבֵר Ezek 29:7, שַבר- Ezek 32:28, etc.; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁבֵר Jonah 1:4 Participle נִשְׁבָּר Ps 51:19, feminine singular נִשְׁבָּרָה vPs 51:19, נִשְׁבֶּ֫רֵת Ezek 27:34 +, etc.; — be broken, of neck 1Sam 4:18, bones Ps 34:21, gate-bars Jer 51:30, rod (in figurative) Isa 14:21; Jer 48:17, idols Ezek 6:4; Ezek 6:6, horn Dan 8:8, compare vDan 8:22, arm Job 31:22 (מִקָּנָה), and (in metaphor) Jer 48:25; Job 38:15; Ps 37:17, compare Ezek 30:22, bough Ezek 31:12; Isa 27:11, compare (figurative) of wickedness, like a tree Job 24:20, other things Ps 37:15; Jer 50:23; Ezek 29:7; Ps 124:7 cisterns Jer 2:13 (id.), pottery Lev 6:21; Lev 15:12 (P), Eccl 12:6 (in figurative); = be maimed, crippled (have limb broken), of animal Exod 22:9; Exod 22:13 (E), and (figurative) Ezek 34:4; Ezek 34:16; Zech 11:16, so (figurative of men stumbling) Isa 8:15; Isa 28:13 be wrecked, of ships 1Kgs 22:49 (read Qr נִשְׁבְּרוּ), || 2Chr 20:37; Jonah 1:4, metaphor of Tyre Ezek 27:34 figurative be crushed, destroyed (person, warriors, kingdoms, etc.), Jer 14:17; Jer 22:20; Jer 48:4; Jer 51:8 + 10 t.; figurative be broken, of heart Jer 23:9; Isa 61:1; Ps 34:19; Ps 51:19, compare ׳רוּחַ נִשׁ vPs 34:19. — Exod 6:9 read probably וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּ֫י (We Sm Berthol Toy Krae); Co בְּשָׁבְרִי. Pi`el₃₆ Perfect 3 masculine singular שִׁבַּר Isa 21:9 +, שִׁבֵּ֑ר Exod 9:25, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְשַׁבֵּר Ps 46:10 +, 2 masculine plural תְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּן Exod 34:13, etc.; Infinitive absolute שַׁבֵּר Exod 23:24 Participle מְשַׁבֵּר 1Kgs 19:11 — shatter, break, tablets Exod 32:19 (E), Exod 34:1 (J), Deut 9:17; Deut 10:2 מַצֵּבוֺת Exod 23:24 (E; + Infinitive absolute), Exod 34:13 (J) + 7 t.; images 2Kgs 11:18 + 3 t.; bronze sea, etc., 2Kgs 25:13 = Jer 52:17 horns Dan 8:7 jaws Job 29:17 (in figurative); of hail shattering tree Exod 9:25 (J), compare 1Kgs 19:11 elsewhere subject ׳י, shattering gate-bars, etc., weapons Isa 45:2; Isa 38:13; Lam 2:9; Lam 3:4; Ps 46:10; Ps 76:4; Ps 107:16, trees Ps 29:5; Ps 105:33, heads of תַּנִּינִים Ps 74:13 wrecking ship Ps 48:8. Hiph`il cause to break out, i.e. bring to the birth, Imperfect 1 singular הַאֲנִי אַשְׁבִּיר וְלֹא אוֺלִיד Isa 66:9 (׳י subject; compare מַשְׁבֵּר below). Hoph`al be broken, shattered (in heart), Perfect 1 singular עַלשֶֿׁבֶר בַּתעַֿמִּי הָשְׁבַּ֑רְתִּי Jer 8:21.

BDB8445 H7665

שָׁבוּר Lev 22:22 see √ Qal.

BDB9994 H7665 H8406

[תְּבַר] verb break (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שָׁבַר); —

Pe`al Participle pass feminine singular תְּבִירָה Dan 2:42 broken in pieces (kingdom).

תְּדִירָא see דּוּר

Strong's Definition H7665

broken, break, brake, destroyed, pieces, …

šābar

to burst (literally or figuratively)

to break, break in pieces

(Qal)

break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench

to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked

Variations 88 forms of this word

Translations 98 English renderings

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Word Parts

מְתַלְּע֣וֹת

Root word teeth, jaws

Dictionary form: מְתַלְּעָה · meh-tahl-leh-AW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfpc

Noun — Common, feminine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

מְתַלְּעוֹת

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: the jaws

and he hath the cheek teeth ×1 and their jaw teeth ×1 the jaws ×1

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jaw tooth — Precise anatomical term; good for literal, technical contexts.

molar — Common modern term for large grinding back teeth.

fang — Vivid, poetic; suits predatory or threatening imagery.

jaw — Broader term; use when the whole jaw structure is in view.

tusk — Use when size or ferocity of the animal is emphasized.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9181 H4459 H4973

מְתַלְּיוֺת noun feminine plural teeth (AV RV jaw-teeth) (perhaps gnawers, see √); — teeth, incisors, late (always || שִׁנַּיִם): construct ׳מ Job 29:17 and (of lion) Joel 1:6 suffix מְתַלְּעֹתָיו Prov 30:14.

Strong's Definition H4973

teeth, jaws

mĕtallĕʿâ

properly, a biter, i.e., a tooth

teeth, fangs, incisors

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

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עַוָּ֑ל

Root word wicked, unjust, unrighteous

Dictionary form: עַוָּל · ah-WAWL

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

עַוָּל

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: of the wicked

of the wicked ×2 but the unjust ×1 me as the unrighteous ×1 to the wicked ×1

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wrongdoer — Neutral, modern; fits narrative and legal contexts well.

unjust person — Emphasizes violation of fairness or legal norms.

unrighteous person — Moral/theological register; suits prophetic or wisdom texts.

evildoer — Strong moral condemnation; good for poetic parallelism.

corrupt person — Highlights moral or social decay; accessible to modern readers.

villain — Vivid and colloquial; use sparingly in narrative contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5886 H5767

עַוָּל noun masculine unjust, unrighteous one; — especially of oppressive ruler Zeph 3:5; Job 18:18; Job 27:7 (|| רָשָׁע), Job 29:17; Job 31:3 (|| פֹּעֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן); probably also Job 16:11 (for ᵑ0 עֲוִיל, so Di; || רְשָׁעִים).

I. [עוֺלָה] see II. עול. II. עוֺלָה see עלה. עוֺלֵל, עוֺלָל see II. עלל. עוֺלָם see עלם.

Strong's Definition H5767

wicked, unjust, unrighteous

ʿawwāl

evil (morally)

unjust one, perverse one, unrighteous one

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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וּ ֝מִ שִּׁנָּ֗י ו

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

֝מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

שִּׁנָּ֗י

Root word teeth, ivory, tooth, sharp, tooths, …

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: שֵׁן · shane

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/R/Ncbdc/Sp3ms

Noun — Common, both dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word

וּ	Speech Conjunction
מִ	Speech Preposition
שִּׁנָּי	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Dual State Construct
ו	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: out of his teeth

tooth ×8 of ivory ×7 his teeth ×4 teeth ×3 the teeth ×3 whose teeth ×3 their teeth ×2 thy teeth ×2

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tooth — Standard singular form; broadly applicable in most contexts.

tusk — Prefer when referring to animal ivory or projecting teeth.

ivory — Use in material/trade contexts; e.g. ivory thrones or goods.

fang — Vivid choice for predatory or threatening imagery.

crag — Geological sense; a sharp rocky outcrop or pointed cliff.

prong — Useful for sharp, tooth-like projections on objects or terrain.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8891 H8127

I. שֵׁן noun feminine^{1Sam 2:13} (yet masculine 1Sam 14:5 compare Dr) tooth, ivory; — ׳שׁ absolute Exod 21:24 +, construct vExod 21:27 +, ׳שֶׁן Deut 32:24 suffix שִׁנּם Exod 21:27 dual שִׁנַּיִם Prov 10:26, construct שִׁנֵּי Jer 31:29 +; suffix שִׁנֵּיהֶם Ps 124:6, שִׁנֵּימוֺ Ps 58:7, etc.; —

1. tooth:
a. of man, Exod 21:27 (3 t. in verse) (E), Num 11:33 (J), Gen 49:12 (poem in J), Amos 4:6; Song 4:2; Song 6:6, רֹעָה ׳שׁ Prov 25:19, see II. רעע 2; of lex talionis, ׳תַּחַת שׁ ׳שׁ Exod 21:24 (E), Lev 24:20 (H), ׳שֵׁן בְּשׁ Deut 19:21 irritated by acid Prov 10:26, dulled by it (in proverb of inherited guilt) Jer 31:29; Jer 31:30; Ezek 18:2 ׳חָרַק שׁ Lam 2:16; Job 16:9; Ps 35:16; Ps 112:10, see חָרַק; אֶשָּׂא בְשָׂרִי בְשִׁנָּ֑י Job 13:14 = risk my life (strike out עַלמָֿה, dittograph; || אָשִׂים בְּכַּ פִּי נַפְשִׁי); בְּעוֺר שִׁנָּ֑י Job 19:20, see מָלַט Hithpa`el (other conjectures see Di Bi Bu Du).
b. of beasts : Deut 32:24, crocodile Job 41:6, locusts Joel 1:6 (teeth of lions); especially figurative of false prophets Mic 3:5, of foes Zech 9:7, oppressors Job 29:17, wicked Job 4:10; Ps 3:8; Ps 58:7; Ps 124:6 of their weapons Prov 30:14; Ps 57:5 of Israel shattered by ׳י.
c. tooth of a fork, tine, 1Sam 2:13 (compare Dr^{Sm. 291}); of cliff, שֵׁן הַסֶּלַע1Sam 14:4 (twice in verse), compare Job 39:28, הַשֵּׁן 1Sam 14:5.

2. ivory, of commerce, קַרְנוֺת שֵׁן Ezek 27:15 (i.e. tusks?); as material, ׳מִטּוֺת שׁ Amos 6:4, ׳כִּסֵּאשֿׁ 1Kgs 10:18 = 2Chr 9:17, ׳בֵּית הַשּׁ 1Kgs 22:39, compare Amos 3:15, ׳הֵיכְלֵי שׁ Ps 45:9, also Ezek 27:6; Song 5:15; Song 7:5.

BDB9975 H8127 H8150

שׁנן (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew [שָׁנַן], שֵׁן).

Strong's Definition H8127

teeth, ivory, tooth, sharp, tooths, …

šēn

a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff

tooth, ivory

tooth

of man, lex talionis, beast

as material

Variations 25 forms of this word

Translations 31 English renderings

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אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ

Root word cast, out, down, away, forth, …

Dictionary form: שָׁלַךְ · shaw-LAHK

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vhi1cs

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), first person singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"

אַשְׁלִיךְ

Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person First Person Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: and plucked

and cast ×26 cast ×10 and he cast ×5 will i cast out ×3 cast away ×2 cast down ×2 cast out ×2 he had cast them out ×2

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throw — Broad, everyday word; best default choice.

toss — Casual register; lighter or careless throwing action.

hurl — Emphasizes force or violence; good for battle contexts.

fling — Suggests sudden, forceful, or emotional action.

cast away — Modernizes KJV; stresses rejection or disposal.

discard — Highlights permanent removal or rejection; no physical arc implied.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8725 H7993

[שָׁלַךְ]₁₂₅ verb Hiph`il₁₁₂ throw, fling, cast (Phoenician שלד in compare proper name, meaning dubious; Arabic is travel (or cause to travel) along a road, cause to enter); — Perfect 3 masculine singular הִשְׁלִיךְ Amos 8:3 +; 2 masculine singular suffix consecutive וְהִשְׁלַכְּתּוֺ Jer 51:63 2 feminine plural consecutive וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֫נָה Amos 4:3, etc.; Imperfect יַשְׁלִיךְ Isa 2:20, וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ Judg 9:17 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַשְׁלֵךְ Exod 7:9; Ps 55:23, feminine singular הַשְׁלִיכִי Jer 7:29, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁלֵךְ Jer 22:19; Jer 36:23 construct הַשְׁלִיךְ Eccl 3:5; Eccl 3:6, etc.; Participle מֵשְׁלְיךְ Mic 2:5; Ps 147:17, etc.; —

1. usually human subject, throw, cast:
a. accusative of thing, with many preposition: e.g. אָל location 2Kgs 23:12; Ezek 5:4; Zech 5:8 (twice in verse) +, also (accusative of thing omitted) Exod 15:25 (J), Num 19:6 (P) +; ב loc, Exod 32:24 (E), Ezek 7:19 +; rarely ל location 2Chr 30:14 and (accusative omitted) 2Chr 24:10 עַל location 2Kgs 23:6, ָ ה locative Exod 4:3 (twice in verse), שָׁ֫מָּה Judg 8:25; 2Kgs 6:6 (accusative omitted), etc.; especially of casting dead bodies, אֶל location Josh 8:29 (J), Josh 10:27 (J), + 3 t., ב location Amos 8:3; 2Kgs 9:25; 2Kgs 9:26. 2Kgs 13:21, מֵהָֽלְאָה לְ Jer 22:19 accusative of thing + אֶל person 1Kgs 19:19; 2Sam 20:22 (accusative omitted); accusative of thing with עַל person Nah 3:6; Judg 9:53; 2Sam 11:21 ( + מֵעַל), etc.; accusative of thing + מִיָּד Exod 32:19 (E), compare Deut 9:17 (מֵעַל); + ל of animal Exod 22:30 (E), Isa 2:20, etc.
b. with accusative of person, אֶל of pit Gen 37:22 (E), Jer 38:6; Jer 38:9, ב of pit Gen 37:20 (E), with ה locative vGen 37:24 (E; pit), Exod 1:22 (J), compare Amos 4:3 (si vera lectio); תַּחַת location Gen 21:15 (E); accusative ׳י, figurative, with אַחֲרֵי גַוֶּךָ֑ 1Kgs 14:9 (of apostasy), Ezek 23:35, so ׳י's law Neh 9:26, words (אַחֲרֵי person reflexive) Ps 50:17.
c. throw away, accusative of thing Judg 15:17 (מִיָּדוֺ), 2Kgs 7:15; Ezek 20:7; Ezek 20:8; Ps 2:3 (מִן reflexive), Eccl 3:5 (opposed to = כָּנַס); accusative omitted Jer 7:29; Joel 1:7 (of locusts); absolute Eccl 3:6 (opposed to שָׁמַר); accusative of transgression Ezek 18:31 (figurative; מֵעַל reflexive).
d. cast off, shed, blossom (like flower) Job 15:33.
e. cast down (late), subject goat, accusative ram, Dan 8:7 (אַ֫רְצָה) little horn, accusative אֱמֶת vDan 8:12 (id.); accusative of person (literal) 2Chr 25:12 (מִן local), Job 18:7 his (own) counsel felleth him; so probably Jer 9:18 they have overthrown our dwellings (Du reads Hoph`al). feminine figurative, Ps 55:23 cast ׳עליֿ thy lot.

2. ׳י subject:
a. cast, accusative of thing, + עַל person Josh 10:11 (E), Job 27:22 (accusative of thing omitted); sandal upon Edom Ps 60:10 = Ps 108:10 (sign of possession); ice (no preposition) Ps 147:17.
b. accusative of person + ב location 2Kgs 2:16 (subject ׳רוּחַ י), Neh 9:11; Jonah 2:4 ( + accusative of location); + אַ֫רְצָה Ezek 28:17 (figurative); אֶל location (of exile) Deut 29:27 especially of ׳י's rejecting men, accusative of person + מֵעַל פָּנָיו 2Kgs 13:23; 2Kgs 24:20, compare 2Kgs 17:20; Jer 7:15 (twice in verse); Jer 52:3, also Ps 51:13 and (without מִן) Ps 71:9 casting sins (accusative) אַחֲרֵי גֵּוְךָ Isa 38:17, ב location Mic 7:19.
c. cast down, honour of Israel + accusative of location, מִן local, Lam 2:1 accusative of person Ps 102:11 (opposed to נָשָׂא).

3. phrases: הִשׁי גּוֺרָל Josh 18:8; Josh 18:10 (R^D) cast lots ל in behalf of; חֶבֶל בְגוֺרָל ׳מַשׁ Mic 2:5 (see גּוֺרָל 3, I. חֶבֶל 2); ׳בַּיְאוֺר חַכָּה מַשׁ Isa 19:8 i.e. fishermen; וַיַּשְׁלֵח נַפְשׁוֺ מִנֶּגֶד Judg 9:17, see נֶגֶד 2 c; טָ֑רֶף ׳מִשּׁנָּיו אַשׁ Job 29:17 out of his teeth I cast the prey. Hoph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular הֻשְׁלַח Dan 8:11 2 masculine singular הָשְׁלַכְתָּ Isa 14:19, etc.; Imperfect 2 feminine singular וַתֻּשְׁלְכִי Ezek 16:5 3 masculine plural יֻשְׁלָ֑כוּ Isa 34:3 Participle מֻשְׁלָח 2Sam 20:21, etc.; —

1. be thrown, cast, accusative of head, אֶל person + בְּעַד of wall 2Sam 20:21 carcass, ב location 1Kgs 13:24; 1Kgs 13:25; 1Kgs 13:28; Jer 14:16 לַחֹרֶב Jer 36:30.

2. be cast forth, out, absolute of dead Isa 34:3 מִן of grave Isa 14:19 אֶלפְּֿנֵי הַשָּׁדֶה Ezek 16:5 (Jerusalem personified as infant); עַלהָֿאָרֶץ Jer 22:28 (of exile).

3. be cast down, לָאָרֶץ Ezek 19:12 (Israel, figurative of vine); absolute of sanctuary Dan 8:11.

4. metaphor, be cast, על of ׳י Ps 22:11 (i.e. on his protection).

Strong's Definition H7993

cast, out, down, away, forth, …

šālak

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

to throw, cast, hurl, fling

(Hiphil)

to throw, cast, throw away, cast off, shed, cast down

to be thrown, be cast

Variations 65 forms of this word

Translations 78 English renderings

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Word Parts

טָֽרֶף

Root word prey, meat, spoil, leaves

Dictionary form: טֶרֶף · teh-REP

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

טָֽרֶף

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: the spoil

the prey ×6 meat ×3 of prey ×2 of the prey ×2 after their prey ×1 for a prey ×1 from the prey ×1 his prey ×1

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prey — Most direct equivalent; use for hunted animals or victims.

food — Broader term; suits contexts of provision or feeding.

kill — Vivid, concrete; emphasizes the slain animal itself.

torn flesh — Highlights violent tearing; good for ritual or graphic contexts.

spoil — Better when the 'prey' implies plunder or war imagery.

foliage — Reserve strictly for botanical contexts (e.g. fresh leaves).

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3382 H2964

טֶ֫רֶף noun masculine^{Nah 3:1} prey, food; leaf; — טֶרֶף Gen 49:9 +; טָ֑רֶף Job 4:11 +; suffix טַרְפֵךְ Nah 2:14 טַרְפּוֺ Isa 31:4 plural construct טַרְפֵּי Ezek 17:9 —

1. prey of lion Amos 3:4; Job 4:11; Job 38:39; Ps 104:21 metaphor of Judah's conquests Gen 49:9, Israel like lion Num 23:24 (both poems in J E); of Assyrians Isa 5:29 of Nineveh and its king Nah 2:13; Nah 2:14; Nah 3:1 Israel's princes (as young lion) Ezek 19:3; Ezek 19:6 simile of false prophet (like lion) Ezek 22:25 of princes of Judah vEzek 22:27 simile of י's descending to battle, like lion Isa 31:4 compare Ps 76:5 coming down from mountains of prey (the lion's lair), but read perhaps עַד, compare ᵐ5 Bi Che^{critical note}.; figurative of spoil of wicked Job 29:17, compare Ps 124:6.

2. food, of outcasts, under figure of wild ass פֶּרֶא Job 24:5 of human food (late): for those who fear God Ps 111:5 for household Prov 31:15 in ׳י's house Mal 3:10.

3. leaf, (compare Gen 8:11) טַרְפֵּי צִמְחָהּ Ezek 17:9 metaphor of Judah.

Strong's Definition H2964

prey, meat, spoil, leaves

ṭerep

something torn, i.e., a fragment, e.g., a fresh leaf, prey, food

prey, food, leaf

prey

Variations 9 forms of this word

Translations 14 English renderings

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