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עָרַף

araf · break the neck

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6202 · appears 6 times in the Bible

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What it means

araf (עָרַף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “break the neck”.

Of an animal.

How to say it

a·raf

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Snap an animal's neck; tear down altars.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • you shall break its neck ×2
  • one who breaks the neck ×1
  • they shall break the neck ×1
  • whose neck was broken ×1
  • will break the neck of ×1

Related words

Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Exodus 13:13

    Every first offspring of a donkey you shall ransom with a lamb; and if you do not ransom it, you shall break its neck. And every human firstborn among your sons you shall ransom.

  • Exodus 34:20

    And the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you do not redeem it, you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.

  • Deuteronomy 21:4

    And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to an ever-flowing stream, which is not worked or sown, and they shall break the neck of the heifer there in the stream.

  • Deuteronomy 21:6

    And all the elders of that city who are nearest to the slain one shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the stream,

  • Isaiah 66:3

    One who slaughters the ox, one who strikes a man; one who sacrifices the lamb, one who breaks the neck of a dog; one who presents an offering, the blood of a pig; one who makes a memorial of frankincense, one who blesses wickedness. They too have chosen their ways, and in their detestable things their soul delights.

  • Hosea 10:2

    Their heart is divided; now they will be found guilty; he will break the neck of their altars, he will destroy their standing stones.