Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2614 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָנַק |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | chanaq |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-nak' |
| Meaning: | 1. to be narrow 2. (by implication), to throttle 3. (reflexively) to choke oneself to death (by a rope) |
| KJV Renderings: | hang self, strangle. |
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[חָנַק] verb strangle (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲנַק, [untranscribed source text 1867]; Arabic [untranscribed source text 1868]); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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