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Lexicon :: Strong's H2614 - ḥānaq

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חָנַק
Transliteration
ḥānaq
Pronunciation
khaw-nak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [compare חָנַךְ (H2596)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 697

Strong’s Definitions

חָנַק chânaq, khaw-nak'; 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.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H2614 in the following manner: hanged (1x), strangled (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H2614 in the following manner: hanged (1x), strangled (1x).
  1. to strangle, strangle oneself

    1. (Niphal) to strangle oneself

    2. (Piel) to strangle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָנַק chânaq, khaw-nak'; 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.
STRONGS H2614: Abbreviations
† [חָנַק] verb strangle (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲנַק, bdb033803; Arabic bdb033804); —
Niph. Imperfect וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק 2 Samuel 17:23 strangled himself (+וַיָּ֫מָת).
Pi. participle מְחַנֵּק Nahum 2:13 strangle, of lion strangling prey, figurative of Ninevitish king (object not expressed).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

17:23

Nahum

2:13

H2614

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2614 matches the Hebrew חָנַק (ḥānaq),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:23 - When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion killed enough for his cubs and strangled the prey for his mate, filling his lairs with the kill and his dens with the prey.
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