strangled

Found 4 times in the King James Bible

H2614 Hebrew

G4156 Greek

English Definition

to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

חָנַק

Transliteration

chânaq

Strong's Reference H2614

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

πνικτός

Transliteration

chânaq

Strong's Reference G4156

"Strangled" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H2614, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G4156. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Nahum 2:12 Old Testament

his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses,

Acts 15:20 New Testament

and from things strangled, and from blood.

Acts 15:29 New Testament

and from things strangled, and from fornication:

Acts 21:25 New Testament

blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

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