# עָרַף (araf)

Israeli respelling: a-raf. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6202. 6 Old Testament occurrences.

to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy

King James renderings: that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/araf-h6202

## Occurrences

- [Exodus 13:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/13/13) — And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the fi…
- [Exodus 34:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/34/20) — But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of…
- [Deuteronomy 21:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/21/4) — And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heif…
- [Deuteronomy 21:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/21/6) — And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
- [Isaiah 66:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/66/3) — He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as i…
- [Hosea 10:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/10/2) — Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.