Lexicon araph: to break the neck Original Word: עָרַףPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: araph Phonetic Spelling: (aw-raf') Short Definition: neck NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origindenominative verb from orephDefinitionto break the neck NASB Translationbreak its neck (2), break the neck (1), break down (1), breaks a neck (1), neck was broken (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ עָרַף] verb denominative break the neck of an animal; — Qal Perfect2masculine singular suffix וַעֲרַפְתּוֺ consecutive Exodus 13:13; Exodus 34:20 (JE), 3 plural וְעָֽרְפוּשָֿׁם אֶתהָֿעֶגְלָה consecutive Deuteronomy 21:4; Participle active עוֺרֵף כֶּלֶב Isaiah 66:3; passive הָעֶגְלָה הָעֲרוּפָה Deuteronomy 21:6; Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲרֹף Hosea 10:2 figurative of breaking down altars.
Strong's that is beheaded, break down, break cut off, strike off neck A primitive root (identical with araph through the idea of sloping); properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from oreph, to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy -- that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck. see HEBREW araph see HEBREW oreph |
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