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# prey
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## Related Ideas:
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birds of prey, prey on
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## Definition:
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The term "prey" refers to something that is hunted, usually an animal that is used for food.
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* When animals "prey on" other animals, it means that they look for other animals and they kill and eat them.
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* A "bird of prey" is a bird that preys on other animals.
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The terms "prey" and "prey on" can be used figuratively.
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* In a figurative sense, "prey" can refer to a person who is taken advantage of, abused, or oppressed by a more powerful person.
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* To "prey on" people means to take advantage of them by oppressing them or stealing something from them.
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## Picture of predator and Prey:
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<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/p/Prey.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/p/Prey.png" ></a>
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## Picture of predator and Prey:
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<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/p/Preyon.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/p/Preyon.png" ></a>
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## Translation Suggestions
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* The term "prey" could also be translated as "hunted animal" or "hunted one" or "victim."
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(See also: [oppress](../other/oppress.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Jeremiah 12:09](rc://en/tn/help/jer/12/09)
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* [Psalms 104:21](rc://en/tn/help/psa/104/021)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H400, H957, H962, H2963, H2964, H5706, H5861, H6561, H7997
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## Forms Found in the English ULB:
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birds of prey, prey, prey on
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