Hebrew · Strong’s H2596
חָנַךְ
chânak/khaw-nak'/
properly, to narrow; figuratively, to initiate or discipline
Derivation:
a primitive root; (compare H2614 (חָנַק))
5
Times used
5
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Verses
Words derived from it
- H2441חֵךְ chêkproperly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
- H2585חֲנוֹךְ ChănôwkChanok, an antediluvian patriach
- H2598חֲנֻכָּה chănukkâhinitiation, i.e. consecration
- H2614חָנַק chânaqto be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
- H2593חָנִיךְ chânîykinitiated; i.e. practiced
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.