- Original: חנק - Transliteration: Chanaq - Phonetic: khaw-nak' - Definition: 1. to strangle, strangle oneself a. (Niphal) to strangle oneself b. (Piel) to strangle - Origin: a primitive root [compare H2596 ] - TWOT entry: 697 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root (compare H2596 ); to be narrow; by implication to throttle or (reflexively) to choke oneself to death (by a rope): - hang self strangle. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • himself, 1 2 Samuel 17:23 • strangled, 1 Nahum 2:12