Terefah (Hebrew: טְרֵפָה, lit. "torn by a beast of prey"; plural טריפות treifot) refers to either:
- A member of a kosher species of mammal or bird, disqualified from being considered kosher, due to pre-existing mortal injuries or physical defects.[1]
- A specific list of mortal injuries or physical defects that disqualify a member of a kosher species of mammal or bird from being kosher.
- ^ Arzi, Abraham (2007). "Terefah". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 19 (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.