Know the Word.

Hebrew word

chânaq

khaw-nak'

חָנַק

What it means

to be narrow

to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)

Where it comes from

a primitive root (compare chânak (חָנַךְ))

How the King James translates it

  • hanged1
  • strangled1

Every place it appears 2

2 Samuel17:23
Nahum2:12
chânaq — Hebrew word meaning “to be narrow”