Hebrew word study

עֹרֶףʻôreph — the nape or back of the neck (as declining)

Pronounced “o-ref'”

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

Translated in the King James as: back ((stiff-) neck((-ed).

Appears 32 times in Scripture

Origin: from H6202 (עָרַף);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×
Genesis 49:8
Exodus — 5×
Exodus 23:27Exodus 32:9Exodus 33:3Exodus 33:5Exodus 34:9
Leviticus — 1×
Leviticus 5:8
Deuteronomy — 4×
Deuteronomy 9:6Deuteronomy 9:13Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 31:27
Joshua — 2×
Joshua 7:8Joshua 7:12
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 22:41
2 Kings — 2×
2 Ki 17:14+ 1 more in 2 Kings
2 Chronicles — 3×
2 Chr 29:62 Chr 30:82 Chr 36:13
Nehemiah — 2×
Nehemiah 9:17Nehemiah 9:29
Job — 1×
Job 16:12
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 18:40
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 29:1
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 48:4
Jeremiah — 7×
Jeremiah 2:27Jeremiah 7:26Jeremiah 17:23Jeremiah 18:17Jeremiah 19:15Jeremiah 32:33Jeremiah 48:39

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