H6203 עֹרֶף
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 28 KJV occurrences
עֹרֶף
ʻôreph · o-ref'
Definition
the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)
KJV Renderings
back ((stiff-) neck((-ed).
Derivation / Etymology
from H6202 (עָרַף);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 28)
- Genesis 49:8¶ Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
- Deuteronomy 9:6Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
- Joshua 7:8O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
- 2 Kings 17:14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
- Nehemiah 9:16But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
- Job 16:12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
- Jeremiah 2:27Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
- Jeremiah 18:17I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.