Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʻôreph

o-ref'

עֹרֶף

What it means

the nape or back of the neck

the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)

Where it comes from

from ʻâraph (עָרַף)

How the King James translates it

  • neck11
  • necks6
  • back4
  • stiffnecked3
  • backs3

Every place it appears 27

Genesis49:8
Leviticus5:8
Joshua7:87:12
2 Samuel22:41
2 Kings17:14
2 Chronicles29:636:13
Nehemiah9:169:179:29
Psalms18:40
Proverbs29:1
Isaiah48:4