Lexical Summary araph: to break the neck Original Word: עָרַףTransliteration: araph Phonetic Spelling: (aw-raf') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to break the neck Meaning: to break the neck, to destroy Strong's Concordance that is beheaded, break down, break cut off, strike off neck A primitive root (identical with araph through the idea of sloping); properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from oreph, to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy -- that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck. see HEBREW araph see HEBREW oreph Brown-Driver-Briggs H6202. araph [עָרַף] verb denominative break the neck of an animal; — Qal Perfect2masculine singular suffix וַעֲרַפְתּוֺ consecutive Exodus 13:13; 34:20 (JE), 3 plural אֶתהָֿעֶגְלָה וְעָֽרְפוּשָֿׁם consecutive Deuteronomy 21:4; Participle active כֶּלֶב עוֺרֵף Isaiah 66:3; passive הָעֲרוּפָה הָעֶגְלָה Deuteronomy 21:6; Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲרֹף Hosea 10:2 figurative of breaking down altars. |
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