Lexicon / H4267
מַחֲנָק
ma.cha.naq
  • strangling
  • suffocation

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: strangling

1) strangling, suffocation

1a) as a mode of death

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: strangling; suffocation

Root √חנק: חָנַק vb strangle Niph strangled himself . Pi strangle . of lion strangling prey, fig. of Ninevitish king .

מַחֲנָק n.[m.] strangling suffocation Jb 7:15 . as a mode of death