Definition
a primitive root (compare H2596); to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
Traditional renderings: hang self, strangle.
Traditional renderings: hang self, strangle.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָנַק:
- ἀπάγχωapagchō“to strangle”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- 2 Samuel 17:23וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק · and hanged himselfWhen Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
- Nahum 2:12וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק · and strangled preyThe lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.