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It is used in contexts that involve the execution of judgment or the carrying out of a specific ritual. The term conveys a sense of finality and decisive action, often associated with the removal of life or the ending of a particular situation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the act of breaking the neck was sometimes part of ritualistic practices, particularly in the context of atonement or judgment. For example, the breaking of a heifer's neck was a prescribed ritual in Deuteronomy 21:1-9 to atone for unsolved murders, symbolizing the community's desire to remove guilt and seek divine justice. This practice reflects the broader ancient Near Eastern context where physical acts often symbolized spiritual realities.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>denominative verb from <a href="/hebrew/6203.htm">oreph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to break the neck<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>break its neck (2), break the neck (1), break down (1), breaks a neck (1), neck was broken (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">עָרַף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb denominative</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>break the neck</b></font> of an animal; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>2masculine singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">וַעֲרַפְתּוֺ</font> consecutive <a href="/interlinear/exodus/13-13.htm">Exodus 13:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/34-20.htm">Exodus 34:20</a> (JE), 3 plural <font class="hebrew2">וְעָֽרְפוּשָֿׁם אֶתהָֿעֶגְלָה</font> consecutive <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/21-4.htm">Deuteronomy 21:4</a>; <em>Participle active</em> <font class="hebrew2">עוֺרֵף כֶּלֶב</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3</a>; <em>passive</em> <font class="hebrew2">הָעֶגְלָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">הָעֲרוּפָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/21-6.htm">Deuteronomy 21:6</a>; <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">יַעֲרֹף</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2</a> figurative of breaking down altars. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>that is beheaded, break down, break cut off, strike off neck <p>A primitive root (identical with <a href="/hebrew/6201.htm">araph</a> through the idea of sloping); properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from <a href="/hebrew/6203.htm">oreph</a>, to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy -- that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6201.htm">araph</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6203.htm">oreph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הָעֲרוּפָ֥ה הערופה וְעָֽרְפוּ־ וַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹ וערפו־ וערפתו יַעֲרֹ֣ף יערף עֹ֣רֵֽף ערף ‘ō·rêp̄ ‘ōrêp̄ hā‘ărūp̄āh hā·‘ă·rū·p̄āh haaruFah Oref vaarafTo vearefu wa‘ărap̄tōw wa·‘ă·rap̄·tōw wə‘ārəp̄ū- wə·‘ā·rə·p̄ū- ya‘ărōp̄ ya·‘ă·rōp̄ yaaRof<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 13:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה <b> וַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹ </b> וְכֹ֨ל בְּכ֥וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you do not redeem <span class="itali">[it], then you shall break its neck;</span> and every<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and if thou wilt not redeem <span class="itali">it, then thou shalt break his neck:</span> and all the firstborn<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not redeem <span class="itali">shall break</span> and every firstborn<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/34-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 34:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה <b> וַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹ </b> כֹּ֣ל בְּכ֤וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you do not redeem <span class="itali">[it], then you shall break its neck.</span> You shall redeem<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and if thou redeem <span class="itali">[him] not, then shalt thou break his neck.</span> All the firstborn<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/34-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> None redeem <span class="itali">shall break</span> all the firstborn<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/21-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 21:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ <b> וְעָֽרְפוּ־ </b> שָׁ֥ם אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or sown, <span class="itali">and shall break</span> the heifer's<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the heifer's <span class="itali">neck</span> there in the valley:<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/21-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or sown <span class="itali">and shall break</span> there the heifer's<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/21-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 21:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ הָעֶגְלָ֖ה <b> הָעֲרוּפָ֥ה </b> בַנָּֽחַל׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the heifer <span class="itali">whose neck was broken</span> in the valley;<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> over the heifer <span class="itali">that is beheaded</span> in the valley:<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/21-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> over the heifer <span class="itali">neck</span> the valley<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/66-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 66:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/66.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זוֹבֵ֤חַ הַשֶּׂה֙ <b> עֹ֣רֵֽף </b> כֶּ֔לֶב מַעֲלֵ֤ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/66.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a lamb <span class="itali">is [like] the one who breaks</span> a dog's<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/66.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a dog's <span class="itali">neck;</span> he that offereth<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/66-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sacrifices A lamb <span class="itali">breaks</span> A dog's offers<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/10-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 10:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֶאְשָׁ֑מוּ ה֚וּא <b> יַעֲרֹ֣ף </b> מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔ם יְשֹׁדֵ֖ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they must bear their guilt. <span class="itali">The LORD will break down</span> their altars<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> now shall they be found faulty: <span class="itali">he shall break down</span> their altars,<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bear the LORD <span class="itali">will break</span> their altars destroy<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6202.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6202.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6202<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/haarufah_6202.htm">hā·‘ă·rū·p̄āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/oref_6202.htm">‘ō·rêp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaarafto_6202.htm">wa·‘ă·rap̄·tōw — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vearefu_6202.htm">wə·‘ā·rə·p̄ū- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yaarof_6202.htm">ya·‘ă·rōp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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