Strong's Hebrew · H2614
חָנַק
chânaq · khaw-nak'
Definitionto be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
Derivationa primitive root (compare H2596 (חָנַךְ));
KJV usagehang self, strangle.
Occurrences2 in the KJV · 2 verses
חָנַק in Scripture
2 Samuel 17:23
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Nahum 2:12
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.