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Lexicon :: Strong's H6203 - ʿōrep̄

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עֹרֶף
Transliteration
ʿōrep̄
Pronunciation
o-ref'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1700a

Strong’s Definitions

עֹרֶף ʻôreph, o-ref'; from H6202; the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative):—back (stiff-) neck(-ed).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H6203 in the following manner: neck (17x), back (7x), stiffnecked (with H7186) (4x), stiffnecked (3x), backs (with H310) (1x), stiffnecked (with H7185) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H6203 in the following manner: neck (17x), back (7x), stiffnecked (with H7186) (4x), stiffnecked (3x), backs (with H310) (1x), stiffnecked (with H7185) (1x).

  1. neck, back of the neck, back

    1. back of the neck

      1. of fleeing foe

      2. of apostasy (fig.)

    2. stiff of neck, obstinate (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֹרֶף ʻôreph, o-ref'; from H6202; the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative):—back (stiff-) neck(-ed).
STRONGS H6203: Abbreviations
† עֹ֫רֶף noun masculineDeuteronomy 31:27 back of neck, neck; — ע׳ absolute Joshua 7:12 +; construct Genesis 49:8 +; suffix עָרְפִּי Job 16:12, עָרְפְּךָ Deuteronomy 31:27, etc.; —
1. back of neck of fleeing foe וגו'בְּע'יָֽדְךָ Genesis 49:8 (poem in J), compare וְאָחַז בְּעָרְמִּי Job 16:12 (figurative); Exodus 23:27 (E), Psalm 18:41 = 2 Samuel 22:41; turn (הָפַח, פָּנָה) one's back before (לִפְנֵי) a foe Joshua 7:8, 12 (JE), absolute Jeremiah 48:39; figurative of apostasy אֶל ע'פָּנָה Jeremiah 2:27; Jeremiah 32:33 (opposed to פָנִים פָּנָח) absolute וַיִּתְּנּוּ ע׳ 2 Chronicles 29:6; of י׳'s disfavour וְלֹא פָנִים אֶרְאֵם ע׳ Jeremiah 18:17 with the back and not the face will I look at them.
2. figurative in קְשֵׁהעֿ׳ stiff of neck, i.e. obstinate, of Israel Exodus 32:8; Exodus 33:3, 5; Exodus 34:9 (all J E), Deuteronomy 9:6, 13; הַקָּשֶׁה עָרְפְּךָ Deuteronomy 31:27; with verb הִקְשָׁה ע׳ i.e. be obstinate, intractable Deuteronomy 10:16; Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 17:23; Jeremiah 19:15; 2 Kings 17:14 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 9:16, 17, 29; 2 Chronicles 30:8; compare גִּיד בַּרְזֶל ע׳ Isaiah 48:4 (|| קָשֶׁה אָ֑תָּה); הִקְשָׁה ע׳ of individual 2 Chronicles 36:13; Proverbs 29:1.
3. of bird: nip its head מִמּוּל עָרְפּוֹ Leviticus 5:8 (P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:8; 49:8

Exodus

23:27; 32:8; 33:3; 33:5; 34:9

Leviticus

5:8

Deuteronomy

9:6; 9:13; 10:16; 31:27; 31:27; 31:27

Joshua

7:8; 7:12; 7:12

2 Samuel

22:41

2 Kings

17:14

2 Chronicles

29:6; 30:8; 36:13

Nehemiah

9:16; 9:17; 9:29

Job

16:12; 16:12

Psalms

18:41

Proverbs

29:1

Isaiah

48:4

Jeremiah

2:27; 7:26; 17:23; 18:17; 19:15; 32:33; 48:39

H6203

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6203 matches the Hebrew עֹרֶף (ʿōrep̄),
which occurs 33 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:8 -

“Judah, as for you, your brothers shall praise you;

Your hand shall be on the neck H6203 of your enemies;

Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - “I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies [fn]turn their backs H6203 to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:9 - And Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked H6203 people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3 - “Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst because you are a stiff-necked H6203 people, lest I consume you on the way.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - So Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked H6203 people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would consume you. So now, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9 - And he said, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, O Lord, I pray, let the Lord go along in our midst, even though [fn]they are a stiff-necked H6203 people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own inheritance.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - ‘And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall bring near first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck H6203, but he shall not separate it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6 -

“So you shall know it is not because of your righteousness that Yahweh your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a [fn]stiff-necked H6203 people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13 - “Yahweh spoke further to me, saying, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed, [fn]they are a [fn]stiff-necked H6203 people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - “So circumcise [fn]your heart, and stiffen your neck H6203 no longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - “For I know your rebellion and your [fn]stiff-neck H6203; behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against Yahweh; how much more, then, after my death?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:8 - “O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned their [fn]back H6203 before their enemies?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:12 - “Therefore the sons of Israel cannot rise before their enemies; they turn their [fn]backs H6203 before their enemies, for they have become devoted to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things devoted to destruction from your midst.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:41

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:41 -

“[fn]You have also made my enemies turn their backs H6203 to me,

And I [fn]destroyed those who hated me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14 - However, they did not listen, but stiffened their neck H6203 [fn]like their fathers, who did not believe in Yahweh their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:6 - “For our fathers have been unfaithful and have done what is evil in the sight of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken Him and turned their faces away from the dwelling place of Yahweh, and have [fn]turned their backs H6203.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - “Now do not stiffen your neck H6203 like your fathers, but give your hand to Yahweh and enter His sanctuary which He has set apart as holy forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck H6203 and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 -

“But they, our fathers, acted presumptuously;

They [fn]became H6203 stiff-necked H6203 and would not listen to Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 -

“They refused to listen,

And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You did among them;

So they became H6203 stiff-necked H6203 and gave themselves a chief to return to their slavery [fn]in Egypt.

But You are a God of lavish forgiveness,

Gracious and compassionate,

Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;

And You did not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 -

And testified to them in order to turn them back to Your law.

Yet they acted presumptuously and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your judgments,

By which if a man does them, he shall live.

And they gave a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck H6203, and would not listen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12 -

“I was at ease, but He shattered me,

And He has grasped me by the neck H6203 and shaken me to pieces;

He has also set me up as His target.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:40 -

[fn]You have also made my enemies turn their backs H6203 to me,

And I [fn]destroyed those who hated me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 -

A man who hardens his neck H6203 after much reproof

Will suddenly be broken [fn]beyond healing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 -

“Because I know that you are [fn]stiff,

And your neck H6203 is an iron sinew

And your forehead bronze,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:27 -

Who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’

And to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’

For they have turned their back H6203 to Me

And not their face;

But in the time when their evil comes they will say,

‘Arise and save us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - “Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck H6203; they did more evil than their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - “Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks H6203 in order not to listen or receive discipline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:17 -

‘Like an east wind I will scatter them

Before the enemy;

I will [fn]show them My back H6203 and not My face

In the day of their disaster.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and all its towns the entire calamity that I have spoken against it because they have stiffened their necks H6203 so as not to hear My words.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:33 - “And they have turned their back H6203 to Me and not their face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching, they would not listen [fn]and receive discipline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - “How [fn]shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back H6203—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an object of terror to all around him.”
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