H2614: חָנַק
chânaq · pronounced khaw-nak' · “to strangle”
Definition
to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
KJV translates it as: hang self, strangle.
Word origin: a primitive root (compare H2596 (חָנַךְ));
Extended definition
1) to strangle, strangle oneself
1a) (Niphal) to strangle oneself
1b) (Piel) to strangle
1a) (Niphal) to strangle oneself
1b) (Piel) to strangle
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2614 is translated
- he hanged himself ×1
- was strangling ×1
Bible verses with H2614 (chânaq)
Chânaq appears in 2 verses.
- 2 Samuel 17:23
And 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.
- Nahum 2:12
The 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.