עֹרֶף (ʻôreph) — Back ( Neck(
Hebrew word study: עֹרֶף (ʻôreph), Strong's H6203. the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)
KJV translation words: back ((stiff-) neck((-ed).
Strong's H6203 is tagged on 33 words in 32 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 49:8 and last appears in Jeremiah 48:39.
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Verses (first 25 of 32)
- Genesis 49:8 — בְּעֹרֶף — will be on the neck of
- Exodus 23:27 — עֹרֶף — neck
- Exodus 32:9 — עֹרֶף — neck
- Exodus 33:3 — עֹרֶף — neck
- Exodus 33:5 — עֹרֶף — neck
- Exodus 34:9 — עֹרֶף — neck
- Leviticus 5:8 — עָרְפּוֹ — neck its
- Deuteronomy 9:6 — עֹרֶף — neck
- Deuteronomy 9:13 — עֹרֶף — neck
- Deuteronomy 10:16 — וְעָרְפְּכֶם — and neck your
- Deuteronomy 31:27 — עָרְפְּךָ — neck your
- Joshua 7:8 — עֹרֶף — a neck
- Joshua 7:12 — עֹרֶף — a neck
- 2 Samuel 22:41 — עֹרֶף — a neck
- 2 Kings 17:14 — עָרְפָּם — neck their
- 2 Chronicles 29:6 — עֹרֶף — a back
- 2 Chronicles 30:8 — עָרְפְּכֶם — neck your
- 2 Chronicles 36:13 — עָרְפּוֹ — neck his
- Nehemiah 9:16 — עָרְפָּם — neck their
- Nehemiah 9:17 — עָרְפָּם — neck their
- Nehemiah 9:29 — וְעָרְפָּם — and neck their
- Job 16:12 — בְּעָרְפִּי — on neck my
- Psalms 18:40 — עֹרֶף — the neck
- Proverbs 29:1 — עֹרֶף — a neck
- Isaiah 48:4 — עָרְפֶּךָ — neck your
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H6202 עָרַף (ʻâraph).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H6202 עָרַף (ʻâraph), H6204 עׇרְפָּה (ʻOrpâh).
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What does ʻôreph (H6203) mean?
The nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative).
How is H6203 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H6203 as: back ((stiff-) neck((-ed)..
How often does עֹרֶף (ʻôreph) appear?
Strong's H6203 is tagged on 33 words in 32 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 49:8 and last appears in Jeremiah 48:39.
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