טָרַף (ṭārap) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning tear. It appears
25 times
in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2963).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 827)
Range of meaning (TWOT 827)tear, rend, pluck; torn; Joseph has certainly been torn in pieces; pluck off, pull to pieces, supply; catch, feed, ravin, rend in pieces
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
טָרַףverb: tear, rend, pluck
Qaltear, rend
Niphalof animal torn
PualJoseph has certainly been torn in pieces
Strong's H2963טָרַף: to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) KJV:catch, × without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, × surely, tear (in pieces).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.