חָנַק
chânaq(khaw-nak')
“to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
Translated in KJV as
hang selfstrangle.
Etymology
a primitive root (compare H2596 (חָנַךְ));
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“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…”