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praÌ„ (בּז, baz, טרף, tÌ£ereph, שלל, shaÌ„laÌ„l): “Prey†is frequent in the Old Testament, chiefly as the translation of baz, “spoil,†“plunder†(, ; ; , etc.); of tÌ£ereph, “prey of wild beasts,†“torn thing†(; ; , etc.); of malkÌ£oÌ„ah, “a taking†(, etc.; , ); of shaÌ„laÌ„l, “spoil†or “booty†( twice; , ; , etc.). MaheÌ„r-shaÌ„laÌ„l-hÌ£ash-baz (the Revised Version margin “The spoil speedeth, the prey hastethâ€) was the symbolical name given to a son of Isaiah (, ). “Prey†does not occur in the New Testament, but is found in the Apoc: 1 Esdras 8:77, “for our sins ... were given up ... for a prey†(pronomeÌ„Ì); Judith 9:4; 16:5; 1 Macc 7:47; Ecclesiasticus 27:10 (theÌ„Ìra); Judith 5:24 (kataÌbroÌ„ma).
In the Revised Version (British and American) shālāl is generally translated “spoil†(; , ; , etc.), while, conversely, “prey†(noun and verb) is occasionally substituted for “spoil,†“booty†(, ere). See BOOTY; SPOIL.