Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #6202 - עָרַף araph (to break the neck)

Original Word:	עָרַף
Transliteration:	araph
Definition:	to break the neck
Part of Speech:	Verb
Phonetic Spelling:	(aw-raf')
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Strong's Exhaustive 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

Englishman's Concordance

1) (Qal) to break the neck (of an animal)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root [identical with H6201 through the idea of sloping]
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1700

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[עָרַף] verb denominativebreak the neck of an animal; —

QalPerfect2masculine singular suffix וַעֲרַפְתּוֺ consecutive Exodus 13:13; Exodus 34:20 (JE), 3 plural וְעָֽרְפוּשָֿׁם אֶתהָֿעֶגְלָה consecutive Deuteronomy 21:4; Participle activeעוֺרֵף כֶּלֶבIsaiah 66:3; passiveהָעֶגְלָההָעֲרוּפָהDeuteronomy 21:6; Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲרֹףHosea 10:2 figurative of breaking down altars.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 6202. עָרַף (araph) — 6 Occurrences

Exodus 13:13
HEB:לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה וַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹ וְכֹ֨ל בְּכ֥וֹר
NAS: you do not redeem [it], then you shall break its neck; and every
KJV: and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn
INT: not redeem shall break and every firstborn

Exodus 34:20
HEB:לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה וַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹ כֹּ֣ל בְּכ֤וֹר
NAS: you do not redeem [it], then you shall break its neck. You shall redeem
KJV: and if thou redeem [him] not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn
INT: None redeem shall break all the firstborn

Deuteronomy 21:4
HEB:וְלֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ וְעָֽרְפוּ־ שָׁ֥ם אֶת־
NAS: or sown, and shall break the heifer's
KJV: the heifer's neck there in the valley:
INT: or sown and shall break there the heifer's

Deuteronomy 21:6
HEB:עַל־ הָעֶגְלָ֖ה הָעֲרוּפָ֥ה בַנָּֽחַל׃
NAS: the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
KJV: over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
INT: over the heifer neck the valley

Isaiah 66:3
HEB:זוֹבֵ֤חַ הַשֶּׂה֙ עֹ֣רֵֽף כֶּ֔לֶב מַעֲלֵ֤ה
NAS: a lamb is [like] the one who breaks a dog's
KJV: a dog's neck; he that offereth
INT: sacrifices A lamb breaks A dog's offers

Hosea 10:2
HEB:יֶאְשָׁ֑מוּ ה֚וּא יַעֲרֹ֣ף מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔ם יְשֹׁדֵ֖ד
NAS: they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars
KJV: now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars,
INT: bear the LORD will break their altars destroy

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