Strong H2614חָנַק
to strangle
- Transliteration
- chânaq
- Pronunciation
- khaw-nak'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root (compare H2596); to be narrow; by implication to {throttle} or (reflexively) to choke oneself to death (by a rope): - hang {self} strangle.
Detailed definition
1) to strangle, strangle oneself
1a) (Niphal) to strangle oneself
1b) (Piel) to strangle
1a) (Niphal) to strangle oneself
1b) (Piel) to strangle
In the Bible
Strong H2614 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hang1
- strangle1
First verses
- 2 Samuel 17:23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
- Nahum 2:12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.