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H2614

חָנַק

cha.naqH:V

to strangle

1) to strangle, strangle oneself 1a) (Niphal) to strangle oneself 1b) (Piel) to strangle

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[חָנַק] verb strangle (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲנַק, ; Arabic ); —

Niph`al Imperfect וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק 2Sam 17:23 strangled himself (+וַיָּ֫מָת). Pi`el participle מְחַנֵּק Nah 2:13 strangle, of lion strangling prey, figurative of Ninevitish king (object not expressed).

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