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יָקַע H3363

H3363 is the Hebrew word יָקַע, transliterated yâqaʻ and said yaw-kah'. The King James Version most often renders it hang them up.

Word: יָקַעTransliteration: yâqaʻSaid: yaw-kah'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

properly, to sever oneself, i.e. (by implication) to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale (and thus allow to drop to pieces by rotting).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hang them up 2×hanged 2×out of joint 1×depart 1×alienated 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: be alienated, depart, hang (up), be out of joint.

Verses using יָקַע

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 32:25 · KJV

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

Numbers 25:4 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.

2 Samuel 21:6 · KJV

Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

2 Samuel 21:9 · KJV

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.

2 Samuel 21:13 · KJV

And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

Jeremiah 6:8 · KJV

Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

Ezekiel 23:18 · KJV

So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3363 mean?

H3363 is the Hebrew word יָקַע (yâqaʻ), meaning properly, to sever oneself, i.e. (by implication) to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale (and thus allow to drop to pieces by rotting).

How is H3363 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hang them up (2 times), hanged (2 times), out of joint (1 time), depart (1 time), alienated (1 time).

How many times does H3363 appear in the Bible?

יָקַע (yâqaʻ) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3363 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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