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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Box Gen 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:8 - Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father's sons will bow down before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - "I will send my terror before you, and I will destroy all the people whom you encounter; I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:9 - Then the LORD said to Moses: "I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3 - Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, and I might destroy you on the way."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I went up among you for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments, that I may know what I should do to you.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9 - and said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, let my Lord go among us, for we are a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - He must bring them to the priest and present first the one that is for a sin offering. The priest must pinch its head at the nape of its neck, but must not sever the head from the body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6 - Understand, therefore, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is about to give you this good land as a possession, for you are a stubborn people!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13 - Moreover, he said to me, "I have taken note of these people; they are a stubborn lot!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - Therefore, cleanse your heart and stop being so stubborn!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - for I know about your rebellion and stubbornness. Indeed, even while I have been living among you to this very day, you have rebelled against the LORD; you will be even more rebellious after my death!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:8 - If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated before its enemies?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:12 - The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:41

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:41 - You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14 - But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, who had not trusted the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:6 - For our fathers were unfaithful; they did what is evil in the sight of the LORD our God and abandoned him! They turned away from the LORD's dwelling place and rejected him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - Now, don't be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the LORD and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the LORD your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him vow allegiance in the name of God. He was stubborn and obstinate, and refused to return to the LORD God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 - "But they - our ancestors - behaved presumptuously; they rebelled and did not obey your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances - those by which an individual, if he obeys them, will live. They boldly turned from you; they rebelled and did not obey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12 - I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:40 - You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - I did this because I know how stubborn you are. Your neck muscles are like iron and your forehead like bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:27 - They say to a wooden idol, 'You are my father.' They say to a stone image, 'You gave birth to me.' Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say, 'Come and save us!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or to respond to any discipline.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:17 - I will scatter them before their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind. I will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - "The LORD God of Israel who rules over all says, 'I will soon bring on this city and all the towns surrounding it all the disaster I threatened to do to it. I will do so because they have stubbornly refused to pay any attention to what I have said!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:33 - They have turned away from me instead of turning to me. I tried over and over again to instruct them, but they did not listen and respond to correction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - Oh, how shattered Moab will be! Oh, how her people will wail! Oh, how she will turn away in shame! Moab will become an object of ridicule, a terrifying sight to all the nations that surround her."
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