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Lexicon :: Strong's H6203 - ʿōrep̄

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עֹרֶף
Transliteration
ʿōrep̄
Pronunciation
o-ref'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1700a

Strong’s Definitions

עֹרֶף ʻôreph, o-ref'; from H6202; the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative):—back (stiff-) neck(-ed).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H6203 in the following manner: neck (17x), back (7x), stiffnecked (with H7186) (4x), stiffnecked (3x), backs (with H310) (1x), stiffnecked (with H7185) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H6203 in the following manner: neck (17x), back (7x), stiffnecked (with H7186) (4x), stiffnecked (3x), backs (with H310) (1x), stiffnecked (with H7185) (1x).

  1. neck, back of the neck, back

    1. back of the neck

      1. of fleeing foe

      2. of apostasy (fig.)

    2. stiff of neck, obstinate (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֹרֶף ʻôreph, o-ref'; from H6202; the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative):—back (stiff-) neck(-ed).
STRONGS H6203: Abbreviations
† עֹ֫רֶף noun masculineDeuteronomy 31:27 back of neck, neck; — ע׳ absolute Joshua 7:12 +; construct Genesis 49:8 +; suffix עָרְפִּי Job 16:12, עָרְפְּךָ Deuteronomy 31:27, etc.; —
1. back of neck of fleeing foe וגו'בְּע'יָֽדְךָ Genesis 49:8 (poem in J), compare וְאָחַז בְּעָרְמִּי Job 16:12 (figurative); Exodus 23:27 (E), Psalm 18:41 = 2 Samuel 22:41; turn (הָפַח, פָּנָה) one's back before (לִפְנֵי) a foe Joshua 7:8, 12 (JE), absolute Jeremiah 48:39; figurative of apostasy אֶל ע'פָּנָה Jeremiah 2:27; Jeremiah 32:33 (opposed to פָנִים פָּנָח) absolute וַיִּתְּנּוּ ע׳ 2 Chronicles 29:6; of י׳'s disfavour וְלֹא פָנִים אֶרְאֵם ע׳ Jeremiah 18:17 with the back and not the face will I look at them.
2. figurative in קְשֵׁהעֿ׳ stiff of neck, i.e. obstinate, of Israel Exodus 32:8; Exodus 33:3, 5; Exodus 34:9 (all J E), Deuteronomy 9:6, 13; הַקָּשֶׁה עָרְפְּךָ Deuteronomy 31:27; with verb הִקְשָׁה ע׳ i.e. be obstinate, intractable Deuteronomy 10:16; Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 17:23; Jeremiah 19:15; 2 Kings 17:14 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 9:16, 17, 29; 2 Chronicles 30:8; compare גִּיד בַּרְזֶל ע׳ Isaiah 48:4 (|| קָשֶׁה אָ֑תָּה); הִקְשָׁה ע׳ of individual 2 Chronicles 36:13; Proverbs 29:1.
3. of bird: nip its head מִמּוּל עָרְפּוֹ Leviticus 5:8 (P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:8; 49:8

Exodus

23:27; 32:8; 33:3; 33:5; 34:9

Leviticus

5:8

Deuteronomy

9:6; 9:13; 10:16; 31:27; 31:27; 31:27

Joshua

7:8; 7:12; 7:12

2 Samuel

22:41

2 Kings

17:14

2 Chronicles

29:6; 30:8; 36:13

Nehemiah

9:16; 9:17; 9:29

Job

16:12; 16:12

Psalms

18:41

Proverbs

29:1

Isaiah

48:4

Jeremiah

2:27; 7:26; 17:23; 18:17; 19:15; 32:33; 48:39

H6203

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Strong's Number H6203 matches the Hebrew עֹרֶף (ʿōrep̄),
which occurs 33 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:8 - “Judah, H3063 your brothers H251 shall praise H3034 you;
Your hand H3027 shall be on the neck H6203 of your enemies; H340
Your father’s H1 sons H1121 shall bow H7812 down H7812 to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - “I will send H7971 My terror H367 ahead H6440 of you, and throw H2000 into confusion H2000 all H3605 the people H5971 among whom H834 you come, H935 and I will make H5414 all H3605 your enemies H340 turn H5414 their backs H6203 to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:9 - The LORD H3068 said H559 to Moses, H4872 “I have seen H7200 this H2088 people, H5971 and behold, H2009 they are [fn]an obstinate H7186 H6203 people. H5971

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3 - “Go up to a land H776 flowing H2100 with milk H2461 and honey; H1706 for I will not go H5927 up in your midst, H7130 because H3588 you are [fn]an obstinate H7186 H6203 people, H5971 and I might H6435 destroy H3615 you on the way.” H1870

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - For the LORD H3068 had said H559 to Moses, H4872 “Say H559 to the sons H1121 of Israel, H3478 ‘You are [fn]an obstinate H7186 H6203 people; H5971 should I go H5927 up in your midst H7130 for one H259 moment, H7281 I would destroy H3615 you. Now H6258 therefore, put H3381 off H3381 your ornaments H5716 from you, that I may know H3045 what H4100 I shall do H6213 with you.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9 - He said, H559 “If H518 now H4994 I have found H4672 favor H2580 in Your sight, H5869 O Lord, H136 I pray, H4994 let the Lord H136 go H1980 along in our midst, H7130 even H3588 though H3588 [fn]the people H5971 are so obstinate, H7186 H6203 and pardon H5545 our iniquity H5771 and our sin, H2403 and take H5157 us as Your own [fn]possession.” H5157

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - ‘He shall bring H935 them to the priest, H3548 who shall offer H7126 first H7223 that which H834 is for the sin H2403 offering H2403 and shall nip H4454 its head H7218 at the front H4136 of its neck, H6203 but he shall not sever H914 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6 - “Know, H3045 then, it is not because of your righteousness H6666 that the LORD H3068 your God H430 is giving H5414 you this H2088 good H2896 land H776 to possess, H3423 for you are a [fn]stubborn H7186 H6203 people. H5971

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13 - “The LORD H3068 spoke H559 further to me, saying, H559 ‘I have seen H7200 this H2088 people, H5971 and indeed, H2009 it is a [fn]stubborn H7186 H6203 people. H5971

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - “So circumcise H4135 [fn]your heart, H3824 and stiffen H7185 your neck H6203 no H3808 longer. H5750

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - “For I know H3045 your rebellion H4805 and your [fn]stubbornness; H7186 H6203 behold, H2005 while I am still H5750 alive H2416 with you today, H3117 you have been H1961 rebellious H4784 against H5973 the LORD; H3068 how H637 much H637 H3588 more, H637 H3588 then, after H310 my death? H4194

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:8 - “O H994 Lord, H136 what H4100 can I say H559 since H310 Israel H3478 has turned H2015 their [fn]back H6203 before H6440 their enemies? H340

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:12 - “Therefore the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 cannot H3201 H3808 stand H6965 before H6440 their enemies; H340 they turn H6437 their [fn]backs H6203 before H6440 their enemies, H340 for they have become H1961 accursed. H2764 I will not be with you anymore H3254 unless H518 H3808 you destroy H8045 the things H2764 under H2764 the ban H2764 from your midst. H7130

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:41 - “You have also made H5414 my enemies H340 turn H5414 their backs H6203 to me,
And I [fn]destroyed H6789 those who hated H8130 me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14 - However, they did not listen, H8085 but stiffened H7185 their neck H6203 [fn]like their fathers, H1 who H834 did not believe H539 in the LORD H3068 their God. H430

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:6 - “For our fathers H1 have been H4603 unfaithful H4603 and have done H6213 evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 our God, H430 and have forsaken H5800 Him and turned H5437 their faces H6440 away H5437 from the dwelling H4908 place H4908 of the LORD, H3068 and have [fn]turned H5414 their backs. H6203

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - “Now H6258 do not stiffen H7185 your neck H6203 like your fathers, H1 but [fn]yield H5414 H3027 to the LORD H3068 and enter H935 His sanctuary H4720 which H834 He has consecrated H6942 forever, H5769 and serve H5647 the LORD H3068 your God, H430 that His burning H2740 anger H639 may turn H7725 away H7725 from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - He also H1571 rebelled H4775 against King H4428 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 who H834 had made him swear H7650 allegiance by God. H430 But he stiffened H7185 his neck H6203 and hardened H553 his heart H3824 against H4480 turning H7725 to the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel. H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 - “But they, our fathers, H1 acted H2102 arrogantly; H2102
They [fn]became H7185 H6203 stubborn H7185 H6203 and would not listen H8085 to Your commandments. H4687

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - “They refused H3985 to listen, H8085
And did not remember H2142 Your wondrous H6381 deeds H6381 which H834 You had performed H6213 among H5973 them;
So they became H7185 H6203 stubborn H7185 H6203 and appointed H5414 a leader H7218 to return H7725 to their slavery H5659 [fn]in Egypt. H4714
But You are a God H433 of forgiveness, H5547
Gracious H2587 and compassionate, H7349
Slow H750 to anger H639 and abounding H7227 in lovingkindness; H2617
And You did not forsake H5800 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - And admonished H5749 them in order to turn H7725 them back H7725 to Your law. H8451
Yet they acted H2102 arrogantly H2102 and did not listen H8085 to Your commandments H4687 but sinned H2398 against Your ordinances, H4941
By which H834 if a man H120 observes H6213 them he shall live. H2421
And they [fn]turned H5414 a stubborn H5637 shoulder H3802 and stiffened H7185 their neck, H6203 and would not listen. H8085

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12 - “I was at ease, H7961 but He shattered H6565 me,
And He has grasped H270 me by the neck H6203 and shaken H6327 me to pieces; H6327
He has also set H6965 me up as His target. H4307

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:40 - You have also made H5414 my enemies H340 turn H5414 their backs H6203 to me,
And I [fn]destroyed H6789 those who hated H8130 me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - A man H376 who hardens H7185 his neck H6203 after much reproof H8433
Will suddenly H6621 be broken H7665 [fn]beyond H369 remedy. H4832

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - “Because H4480 I know H3045 that you are [fn]obstinate, H7186
And your neck H6203 is an iron H1270 sinew H1517
And your forehead H4696 bronze, H5154

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:27 - Who say H559 to a tree, H6086 ‘You are my father,’ H1
And to a stone, H68 ‘You gave H3205 me birth.’ H3205
For they have turned H6437 their back H6203 to Me,
And not their face; H6440
But in the time H6256 of their [fn]trouble H7451 they will say, H559
‘Arise H6965 and save H3467 us.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - “Yet they did not listen H8085 to Me or incline H5186 their ear, H241 but stiffened H7185 their neck; H6203 they did more H4480 evil H7489 than H4480 their fathers. H1

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - “Yet they did not listen H8085 or incline H5186 their ears, H241 but stiffened H7185 their necks H6203 in order not to listen H8085 or take H3947 correction. H4148

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:17 - ‘Like an east H6921 wind H7307 I will scatter H6327 them
Before H6440 the enemy; H340
I will [fn]show H7200 them My back H6203 and not My face H6440
In the day H3117 of their calamity.’” H343

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - “Thus H3541 says H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635 the God H430 of Israel, H3478 ‘Behold, H2009 I am about to bring H935 on this H2088 city H5892 and all H3605 its towns H5892 the entire H3605 calamity H7451 that I have declared H1696 against H5921 it, because H3588 they have stiffened H7185 their necks H6203 so as not to heed H8085 My words.’” H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:33 - “They have turned H6437 their back H6203 to Me and not their face; H6440 though I taught H3925 them, [fn]teaching H3925 again H7925 and again, H3925 they would not listen H8085 [fn]and receive H3947 instruction. H4148

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - “How H349 [fn]shattered H2865 it is! How they have wailed! H3213 How H349 Moab H4124 has turned H6437 his back H6203—he is ashamed! H954 So Moab H4124 will become H1961 a laughingstock H7814 and an object H4288 of terror H4288 to all H3605 around H5439 him.”
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