עָרַף
ʻâraph(aw-raf')
“to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy”
8 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy
Translated in KJV as
that is beheadedbreak downbreak (cut off, strike off) neck.
Etymology
a primitive root (identical with through the idea of sloping); properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from H6203 (עֹרֶף),
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“And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.”