Teref (טרף) means prey in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
prey
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Teref.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל חיים שניצוד ועומד להיאכל.
הֶן־עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם, וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא; לֹא יִשְׁכַּב עַד־יֹאכַל טֶרֶף, וְדַם־חֲלָלִים יִשְׁתֶּה.
- 2בהשאלהמאגר מזון לשימוש האדם.
הָבִיאוּ אֶת כָּל הַמַּעֲשֵֹר אֶל בֵּית הָאוֹצָר, וִיהִי טֶרֶף בְּבֵיתִּי...
- 3העיסוק בהמתה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Teref is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- טֶרֶף
- Written without vowel points
- טרף
- Said
- teref
- Root
- ט־ר־פ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 289
This is how Teref is said in other languages.
- English
- prey
These words mean nearly the same as Teref.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Teref is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חית טרף
- טרף קל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Teref comes from the root ט־ר־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Teref in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Teref.
What does Teref (טרף) mean in Hebrew?
Teref (טרף) means prey. It is said teref, with the stress on te.
What is a synonym for Teref (טרף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Teref (טרף) are ציד, מזון, and שאר.
Is Teref (טרף) masculine or feminine?
The word Teref (טרף) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טרף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.