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Lexicon :: Strong's H2614 - ḥānaq

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חָנַק
Transliteration
ḥānaq
Pronunciation
khaw-nak'
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, ; Arabic ); —
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).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

17:23

Nahum

2:13