Hebrew word
yâqaʻ
yaw-kah'
יָקַע
What it means
properly, to sever oneself, i.e. to be dislocated
properly, to sever oneself, i.e. (by implication) to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale (and thus allow to drop to pieces by rotting)
Where it comes from
a primitive root