H2614 חָנַק

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

חָנַק

chânaq · khaw-nak'

Definition

to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)

KJV Renderings

hang self, strangle.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root (compare H2596 (חָנַךְ));

KJV Verses (2)

2 Samuel 17:23¶ 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 was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Nahum 2:12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.