חָנַק
chânaq · khaw-nak'
to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2596 (חָנַךְ));
to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
- to be narrow
- by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: hang self, strangle.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › the seed, life continuing › what comes behind, the returning cycle
To separate and protect of the seed, life continuing of what comes behind, the returning cycle.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָנַק above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and hanged1 · 50%
- and strangled1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.