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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,[fn] your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - “I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:9 - “I have seen these people,” the LORD said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3 - Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because 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 were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9 - “Lord,” he said, “if I have found favor in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - They are to bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one for the sin offering. He is to wring its head from its neck, not dividing it completely,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6 - Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13 - And the LORD said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are a stiff-necked people indeed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:8 - Pardon your servant, Lord. What can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:12 - That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:41

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:41 - You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14 - But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their ancestors, who did not trust in the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:6 - Our parents were unfaithful; they did evil in the eyes of the LORD our God and forsook him. They turned their faces away from the LORD’s dwelling place and turned their backs on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were; submit to the LORD. Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that his fierce anger will turn away from you.

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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 take an oath in God’s name. He became stiff-necked and hardened his heart and would not turn to the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 - “But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and they did not obey your commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - “You warned them in order to turn them back to your law, but they became arrogant and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, of which you said, ‘The person who obeys them will live by them.’ Stubbornly they turned their backs on you, became stiff-necked and refused to listen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12 - All was well with me, but he shattered me; he 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 made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - For I knew how stubborn you were; your neck muscles were iron, your forehead was bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:27 - They say to wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; 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 they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their ancestors.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - Yet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respond to discipline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:17 - Like a wind from the east, I will scatter them before their enemies; I will show them my back and not my face in the day of their disaster.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - “This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Listen! I am going to bring on this city and all the villages around it every disaster I pronounced against them, because they were stiff-necked and would not listen to my words.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:33 - They turned their backs to me and not their faces; though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - “How shattered she is! How they wail! How Moab turns her back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule, an object of horror to all those around her.”
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