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Devour in Hebrew is טָרַף (taráf).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

טָרַף
taráf
verb
In English

devour

/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈvaʊɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for devour as a verb.

to eat greedily

This is more about the Hebrew word טָרַף.

Written with vowel points
טָרַף
Written without vowel points
טרף
Said
taráf
Its meanings in English
devour, to murder, devour, to tear into, to beat, scramble, or shuffle

The Hebrew dictionary's page for טרף, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with devour.

These words come before and after devour in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨devour⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨devour⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨devour⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨טָרַף⁩, said taráf. Without vowel points it is written ⁨טרף⁩.

What else does ⁨טרף⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨devour⁩, ⁨טרף⁩ can mean ⁨to murder, devour, to tear into and to beat, scramble, or shuffle⁩.

How is ⁨devour⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨devour⁩ is pronounced ⁨/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/, /dɪˈvaʊɚ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry devour and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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