Numbers 23:24:9Num.23.24.W9TAB
טֶ֔רֶף
teref
“prey”
- Transliteration
- TE-ref
- Extended
- TEH-ref
- IPA
- /ˈtɛrɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- prey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TE-ref
- phraseyour reading level
ad-yo-KHAL TE-ref
- clause
LO yish-KAV ad-yo-KHAL TE-ref ve-DAM-kha-la-LIM yish-TEH
- sentence
hen-AM ke-la-VI ya-KUM ve-ka-a-RI yit-na-SA LO yish-KAV ad-yo-KHAL TE-ref ve-DAM-kha-la-LIM yish-TEH
Root and etymology
ט־ר־ף
“prey, spoil”
In context — Numbers 23:24
Behold, a people rises like a lion and lifts itself up like a lion; it will not lie down until it eats prey and drinks the blood of the slain .
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 23:24, so the Hebrew word טֶ֔רֶף (teref) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.23.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.24.W9.S1) and character.