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חנק

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Aramaic

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Verb

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חנק (transliteration needed)

  1. to choke, to suffocate
  2. to hang, to strangle
  3. to drown

Hebrew

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Root
ח־נ־ק (kh-n-q)

Etymology

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Cognate with Arabic خَنَقَ (ḵanaqa).

Verb

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חָנַק (khanák) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶחְנַק)

  1. (transitive) To suffocate or asphyxiate (a person or animal); to choke, drown, or smother.

Conjugation

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