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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 - Iuda te laudabunt fratres tui manus tua in cervicibus inimicorum tuorum adorabunt te filii patris tui

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - terrorem meum mittam in praecursum tuum et occidam omnem populum ad quem ingredieris cunctorumque inimicorum tuorum coram te terga vertam

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:9 - rursumque ait Dominus ad Mosen cerno quod populus iste durae cervicis sit

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3 - et intres in terram fluentem lacte et melle non enim ascendam tecum quia populus durae cervicis est ne forte disperdam te in via

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - dixitque Dominus ad Mosen loquere filiis Israhel populus durae cervicis es semel ascendam in medio tui et delebo te iam nunc depone ornatum tuum ut sciam quid faciam tibi

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9 - ait si inveni gratiam in conspectu tuo Domine obsecro ut gradiaris nobiscum populus enim durae cervicis est et auferas iniquitates nostras atque peccata nosque possideas

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - dabitque eos sacerdoti qui primum offerens pro peccato retorquebit caput eius ad pinnulas ita ut collo hereat et non penitus abrumpatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6 - scito igitur quod non propter iustitias tuas Dominus Deus tuus dederit tibi terram hanc optimam in possessionem cum durissimae cervicis sis populus

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13 - rursumque ait Dominus ad me cerno quod populus iste durae cervicis sit

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - circumcidite igitur praeputium cordis vestri et cervicem vestram ne induretis amplius

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - ego enim scio contentionem tuam et cervicem tuam durissimam adhuc vivente me et ingrediente vobiscum semper contentiose egistis contra Dominum quanto magis cum mortuus fuero

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:8 - mi Domine Deus quid dicam videns Israhelem hostibus suis terga vertentem

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:12 - nec poterit Israhel stare ante hostes suos eosque fugiet quia pollutus est anathemate non ero ultra vobiscum donec conteratis eum qui huius sceleris reus est

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:41 - inimicos meos dedisti mihi dorsum odientes me et disperdam eos

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14 - qui non audierunt sed induraverunt cervicem suam iuxta cervicem patrum suorum qui noluerunt oboedire Domino Deo suo

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:6 - peccaverunt patres nostri et fecerunt malum in conspectu Domini Dei nostri derelinquentes eum averterunt facies suas a tabernaculo Domini et praebuerunt dorsum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - nolite indurare cervices vestras sicut patres vestri tradite manus Domino et venite ad sanctuarium eius quod sanctificavit in aeternum servite Domino Deo patrum vestrorum et avertetur a vobis ira furoris eius

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - a rege quoque Nabuchodonosor recessit qui adiuraverat eum per Deum et induravit cervicem suam et cor ut non reverteretur ad Dominum Deum Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 - ipsi vero et patres nostri superbe egerunt et induraverunt cervices suas et non audierunt mandata tua

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - et noluerunt audire et non sunt recordati mirabilium tuorum quae feceras eis et induraverunt cervices suas et dederunt caput ut converterentur ad servitutem suam quasi per contentionem tu autem Deus propitius clemens et misericors longanimis et multae miserationis non dereliquisti eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - et contestatus es eos ut reverterentur ad legem tuam ipsi vero superbe egerunt et non audierunt mandata tua et in iudiciis tuis peccaverunt quae faciet homo et vivet in eis et dederunt umerum recedentem et cervicem suam induraverunt nec audierunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12 - [Vulgate 16:13] ego ille quondam opulentus repente contritus sum tenuit cervicem meam confregit me et posuit sibi quasi in signum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:40 - [Vulgate 17:41] inimicorum meorum dedisti mihi dorsum et odientes me disperdidisti

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - viro qui corripientem dura cervice contemnit repentinus superveniet interitus et eum sanitas non sequitur

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - scivi enim quia durus es tu et nervus ferreus cervix tua et frons tua aerea

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:27 - dicentes ligno pater meus es tu et lapidi tu me genuisti verterunt ad me tergum et non faciem et in tempore adflictionis suae dicent surge et libera nos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - et non audierunt me nec inclinaverunt aurem suam sed induraverunt cervicem et peius operati sunt quam patres eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - et non audierunt nec inclinaverunt aurem suam sed induraverunt cervicem suam ne audirent me et ne acciperent disciplinam

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:17 - sicut ventus urens dispergam eos coram inimico dorsum et non faciem ostendam eis in die perditionis eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israhel ecce ego inducam super civitatem hanc et super omnes urbes eius universa mala quae locutus sum adversum eam quoniam induraverunt cervicem suam ut non audirent sermones meos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:33 - et verterunt ad me terga et non facies cum docerem eos diluculo et erudirem et nollent audire ut acciperent disciplinam

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - quomodo victa est et ululaverunt quomodo deiecit cervicem Moab et confusus est eritque Moab in derisum et in exemplum omnibus in circuitu suo
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