חָנַקchânaq

strangle

Pronunciation: khaw-nak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2614

Meanings

Niph`al: strangled himself (2 Samuel 17:23)

Pi`el: strangle (Nahum 2:13)

Same root

חָנַךְchânak · H2596properly, to narrow; figuratively, to initiate or discipline
מַחֲנַקmachănaq · H4267choking

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

2 Samuel 17:23 When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. He died there and was buried in the family tomb.
Nahum 2:12 The lion tore up meat for his cubs and strangled prey for his mate. He filled his den with prey, his caverns with his plunder.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).