חָנַק
chanak · strangle
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2614 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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chanak (חָנַק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “strangle”.
Squeeze until choking; strangle. In the reflexive form, hang oneself: so it is said of Ahithophel (2 Samuel 17:23). It is a very rare verb in the Bible.
How to say it
cha·nak
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
- To squeeze the prey's throat until it dies.
- To take one's own life with a rope.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- hanged himself ×1
- strangled ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled the donkey and got up and went to his house, to his city. He gave orders to his house and hanged himself and died, and he was buried in the tomb of his father.
- Nahum 2:12
The lion tore enough for his cubs and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey and his dens with torn flesh.