עָרַףʻâraph

Meanings

Same root

• עֹרֶףʻôreph · H6203the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 13:13 A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the Lord by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son.
• Exodus 34:20 A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the Lord by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son. “No one may appear before me without an offering.
• Deuteronomy 21:4 They must lead it down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and that has a stream running through it. There in the valley they must break the heifer’s neck.
• Deuteronomy 21:6 “The elders of the town must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken.
• Isaiah 66:3 But those who choose their own ways— delighting in their detestable sins— will not have their offerings accepted. When such people sacrifice a bull, it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice. When they sacrifice a lamb, it’s as though they had sacrificed a dog! When they bring an offering of grain, they might as well offer the blood of a pig. When they burn frankincense, it’s as if they had blessed an idol.
• Hosea 10:2 The hearts of the people are fickle; they are guilty and must be punished. The Lord will break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars.