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עֹרֶף H6203

H6203 is the Hebrew word עֹרֶף, transliterated ʻôreph and said o-ref'. The King James Version most often renders it neck.

Word: עֹרֶףTransliteration: ʻôrephSaid: o-ref'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 31 verses

What it means

the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative).

Where it comes from

from H6202 (עָרַף).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 32 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

neck 9×necks 6×back 4×backs 3×behold it is a stiffnecked 2×art a stiffnecked 2×stiffnecked 2×no more stiffnecked 1×like to the neck 1×now be ye not stiffnecked 1×made their neck 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: back ((stiff-) neck((-ed).

Verses using עֹרֶף

All 31 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 49:8 · KJV

Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

Exodus 32:9 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

Exodus 33:3 · KJV

Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.

Exodus 33:5 · KJV

For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.

Exodus 34:9 · KJV

And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O LORD, let my LORD, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.

Leviticus 5:8 · KJV

And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

Deuteronomy 9:6 · KJV

Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.

Deuteronomy 9:13 · KJV

Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

Deuteronomy 10:16 · KJV

Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

Deuteronomy 31:27 · KJV

For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?

Joshua 7:8 · KJV

O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

Joshua 7:12 · KJV

Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

2 Samuel 22:41 · KJV

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

2 Kings 17:14 · KJV

Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

2 Chronicles 29:6 · KJV

For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.

2 Chronicles 30:8 · KJV

Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.

2 Chronicles 36:13 · KJV

And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.

Nehemiah 9:16 · KJV

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

Nehemiah 9:17 · KJV

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Nehemiah 9:29 · KJV

And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

Job 16:12 · KJV

I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

Psalm 18:40 · KJV

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

Proverbs 29:1 · KJV

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Isaiah 48:4 · KJV

Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

Jeremiah 2:27 · KJV

Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

Jeremiah 7:26 · KJV

Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

Jeremiah 17:23 · KJV

But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

Jeremiah 18:17 · KJV

I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

Jeremiah 19:15 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

Jeremiah 32:33 · KJV

And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

Jeremiah 48:39 · KJV

They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6203 mean?

H6203 is the Hebrew word עֹרֶף (ʻôreph), meaning the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative).

How is H6203 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it neck (9 times), necks (6 times), back (4 times), backs (3 times), behold it is a stiffnecked (2 times), among others.

How many times does H6203 appear in the Bible?

עֹרֶף (ʻôreph) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6203 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6202 (עָרַף).

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