Assyrians Is 5:29 ; of Nineveh and its king Na 2:13 , 14 ; 3:1 ; Israel’s princes (as young lion) Ez 19:3 , 6 ; sim. of false prophet (like lion) 22:25 ; of princes of Judah v 2 7; sim. of י ’s descending to battle, like lion Is 31:4 ; cf. ψ 76:5 coming down from mountains of prey (the lion’s lair), but read perhaps עַד , cf. Ö Bi Che ^{crit. n.}; fig. of spoil of wicked Jb 29:17 , cf. ψ 124:6 . 2. food , of outcasts, under fig. of wild ass פֶּרֶא Jb 24: 5; of human food (late): for those who fear God ψ 111:5 ; for household Pr 31:15 ; in י׳ ’s house Mal 3:10 . 3. leaf , ( cf. Gn 8:1 1) טַרְפֵּי צִמְחָהּ Ez 17:9 metaph. of Judah.

• טְרֵפָה S 2966 TWOT 827c GK 3274 n.f. animal torn (by wild beasts); torn flesh ;— abs. ט׳ Gn 31:39 + 8 times 1. animal torn (by wild beasts), of sheep and goats Gn 31:39 ( E ); ox, ass or sheep Ex 22:12 (JE; del. We ^KlPr on Am 3:12 , as gloss from Gn 31:39 ); indef. v 31 (JE; forbidden as food); commonly c. נְבֵלָה

(i.e. what dies naturally) as forbidden food, Lv 7:24 ( P ), 17:15 ; 22:8 (both H ), Ez 4:14 ; 44:31 ; torn flesh , in metaph. of Nineveh’s king as lion Na 2:13 ( || טֶ˜רֶף ).

Bi G. Bickell. indef. indefinite.