Words the Bible translates as rend
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- qaraקָרַעto tear: to rip something apart, most often clothing torn as an outburst of grief or shock
- taraphטָרַףto tear apart and kill, the way a lion or wolf seizes prey and rips it to pieces
+1 more meaning
- to provide someone with food, giving them the portion they need to eat
- schizōσχίζωto tear or split something apart, breaking a whole thing into pieces.
+1 more meaning
- to be split into opposing groups, divided in opinion.
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