חנק

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Aramaic[edit]

Verb[edit]

חנק (transliteration needed)

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

Hebrew[edit]

Root
ח־נ־ק (ḥ-n-q)

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Arabic خَنَقَ (ḵanaqa).

Verb[edit]

חָנַק (khanák) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶחְנַק)

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

Conjugation[edit]

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