Hebrew word study

עָרַףʻâraph — to break the neck

Pronounced “aw-raf'”

to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy

Translated in the King James as: that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck.

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of sloping); properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from H6203 (עֹרֶף),

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