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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2614. חָנַק (chanaq) -- To strangle, to choke</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2614.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/nahum/2-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2614.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2614</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2613.htm" title="2613">◄</a> 2614. chanaq <a href="../hebrew/2615.htm" title="2615">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chanaq: To strangle, to choke</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חָנַק</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chanaq<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khaw-nak'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khaw-nak')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To strangle, to choke<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to be narrow, to throttle, to choke oneself to death<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G4155 πνίγω (pnigo) - to choke, to strangle<p> - G4958 συμπνίγω (sympnigo) - to choke utterly, to crowd together<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "chanaq" primarily means to strangle or choke. It conveys the act of constricting the throat, leading to suffocation. This term is used in contexts that describe physical actions of strangulation or metaphorically to describe oppressive situations.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, strangulation was a known method of execution and punishment. The act of choking or strangling was not only a physical act but also carried symbolic meanings of power, control, and judgment. The use of "chanaq" in the Hebrew Bible reflects these cultural understandings, often in contexts of violence or divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to strangle<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>killed (1), strangled (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">חָנַק</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>strangle</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>, Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">חֲנַק</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb033803.gif">; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb033804.gif">); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a> <em>strangled himself</em> (+<font class="hebrew2">וַיָּ֫מָת</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מְחַנֵּק</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-13.htm">Nahum 2:13</a> <em>strangle</em>, of lion strangling prey, figurative of Ninevitish king (object not expressed). <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>hang self, strangle <p>A primitive root (compare <a href="/hebrew/2596.htm">chanak</a>); to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) To choke oneself to death (by a rope) -- hang self, strangle. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2596.htm">chanak</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק ויחנק ומחנק ū·mə·ḥan·nêq umechanNek ūməḥannêq vaiyechaNak way·yê·ḥā·naq wayyêḥānaq<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/2_samuel/17-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 17:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ בֵּית֖וֹ <b> וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק </b> וַיָּ֕מָת וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in order, <span class="itali">and strangled</span> himself; thus he died<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in order, <span class="itali">and hanged</span> himself, and died,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about his house <span class="itali">and strangled</span> died was buried<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 2:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּדֵ֣י גֹֽרוֹתָ֔יו <b> וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק </b> לְלִבְאֹתָ֑יו וַיְמַלֵּא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for his cubs, <span class="itali">Killed</span> [enough] for his lionesses,<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for his whelps, <span class="itali">and strangled</span> for his lionesses,<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> enough his cubs <span class="itali">Killed</span> his lionesses and filled<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2614.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2614.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2614<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/umechannek_2614.htm">ū·mə·ḥan·nêq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyechanak_2614.htm">way·yê·ḥā·naq — 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 align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/2613.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2613"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2613" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/2615.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2615"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2615" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>