What does טָרַף · לֶחֶם · חֹק mean in the Bible?
טָרַף · לֶחֶם · חֹק is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)".
Hebrew · H2963, H3899, H2706
הַטְרִיפֵנִי לֶחֶם חֻקִּי
To pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) · food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it) · an enactment ; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
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טָרַףH2963to pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
Pronunciationtaraph
To tear or rend; causatively, to provide food—often describing God's sustenance of creation.
Open lexicon entry →לֶחֶםH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)
Pronunciationleḥem
Staple sustenance representing basic human need; metaphorically signifies livelihood, covenant provision, and dependence on God.
Open lexicon entry →חֹקH2706an enactment ; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
Pronunciationḥōq
Divine decree that establishes fixed boundaries—temporal, spatial, or behavioral—defining creation's order and covenant obligation.
Open lexicon entry →What does הַטְרִיפֵנִי לֶחֶם חֻקִּי (hatrifeni lechem chuqqi) mean in the Bible?
טָרַף · לֶחֶם · חֹק is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)".
Full entry for הַטְרִיפֵנִי לֶחֶם חֻקִּי (H2963, H3899, H2706) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2963, H3899, H2706?
H2963, H3899, H2706 is connected to 452 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
Source Gloss
to pluck off or pull to pieces ; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms18
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense14×
Participle activeEzek 22:25 · Ezek 22:27 · Job 18:4 · Nah 2:13 · Ps 22:145×
ImperfectGen 49:27 · Ps 7:3 · Hos 5:14 · Ps 50:224×
Infinitive absoluteExod 22:12 · Gen 37:33 · Gen 44:283×
PerfectHos 6:1 · Job 16:92×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action2×
ImperfectExod 22:12 · Jer 5:62×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
PerfectGen 37:331×
Qal passive1×
PerfectGen 44:281×
Word Origins
הַטְרִיפֵנִי לֶחֶם חֻקִּי is a primitive root - no further derivation.