Word

עָרַף

ʻâraph · H6202 · Hebrew · 6 occurrences

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Meanings

to break the neck

Literally: to neck; hence: causative action by which humans kill animals by breaking their neck, which is normally done to unclean animals that, according to the law, cannot be sacrificed

Examples
Exodus 13:13 “But every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and every firstborn among your sons you shall redeem.
Exodus 34:20 “You shall redeem with a lamb the firstborn from a donkey; and if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. You shall redeem all the firstborn of your sons. None are to appear before Me empty-handed.
Deuteronomy 21:4 and the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which has not been plowed or sown, and they shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley.
to break down, to demolish

Literally: to break the neck (of an altar); hence: causative action by which deities cause an altar to be destroyed, possible by causing its horns to be broken off

Examples
Hosea 10:2 Their heart is deceitful; Now they must suffer for their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars And destroy their memorial stones.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

6 occurrences in 4 groups

Not stated: you (one person) 2
Not stated (participle) 2
הוּאhe, she, it 1
Not stated: they 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

5 occurrences in 4 groups

וֹhim 2
כֶּלֶבdog 1
מִזְבֵּחַaltar 1
עֶגְלָהfemale calf 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 1 groups

בin/on/with+ נַחַלstream, valley, wadi 2

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

שָׁםthere 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

זָבַחto sacrifice, to slaughter 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 2 entries

Impact002001001024: עָרַף denotes breaking the neck of an animal, a violent impact action, illustrated at Exodus 13:13 ("if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck") and Isaiah 66:3 ("one who breaks a dog's neck").
Flow002002001008: עָרַף (ʻâraph, H6202) means "to break the neck of," as in occurrences glossed "[one who] breaks the neck of"/"he will break." This sense does not independently attest the "Flow" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַף (ʻâraph, H6201) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

עָרַףʻâraph · H6202עֹרֶף ʻôreph · H6203 · neck, to look at (someone's) back (when they flee) · 33×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6202. araph [עָרַף] verb denominative break the neck of an animal; — Qal…

H6202. araph
[עָרַף] verb denominative break the neck of an animal; —
Qal Perfect2masculine singular suffix וַעֲרַפְתּוֺ consecutive Exo 13:13; Exo 34:20 (JE), 3 plural אֶתהָֿעֶגְלָה וְעָֽרְפוּשָֿׁם consecutive Deu 21:4; Participle active כֶּלֶב עוֺרֵף Isa 66:3; passive הָעֲרוּפָה הָעֶגְלָה Deu 21:6; Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲרֹף Hos 10:2 figurative of breaking down altars.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0