עָרַף

ʻâraph [aw-raf'] Verb

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H6202

to break the neck ; hence (figuratively) to destroy

KJV usage: that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck.

Etymology: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of slopping ); properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from 6203 ,

Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck. that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck.

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