terefah

1 of 3

noun

te·​re·​fah

variants or terefa or trefah or trefa

təˈrāfə, 

ˈtrā-, 

-(ˌ)fä

plural terefoth or terefot or trefoth or trefot

-(ˌ)fōt(h), 

-fəs

1

: the meat of animals killed accidentally or by beasts of prey and forbidden to the Israelites as food

2

: a food, food product, or utensil that is not ritually clean or prepared according to Jewish law and is thus prohibited as unfit for Jewish use

terefah

2 of 3

variants or terefa

variant of tref:2

trefoth

3 of 3

variants or trefot

plural of trefah

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Hebrew ṭĕrēphāh, from ṭāraph to tear, rend

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