חָנַקchânaq/khaw-nak'/
HebrewH26142 occurrences (KJV)
to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
KJV renders it: hang self, strangle.
Where it appears
- 2 Sam 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
- Nah 2:12The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill, and his dens with prey.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.