Chanaq חָנַק
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| חָנַק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chanaq |
| Strong's number | H2614 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to strangle |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Samuel (1) |
Chanaq (Hebrew חָנַק, Strong's H2614) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to strangle”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to strangle, strangle oneself
1a) (Niphal) to strangle oneself
1b) (Piel) to strangle
1a) (Niphal) to strangle oneself
1b) (Piel) to strangle
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hanged (1), strangled (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hanged himself (1), strangled prey (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chanaq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 17:23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Nahum
- Nahum 2:12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).