- Original: ערף - Transliteration: `oreph - Phonetic: o-ref' - Definition: 1. neck, back of the neck, back a. back of the neck 1. of fleeing foe 2. of apostasy (fig.) b. stiff of neck, obstinate (fig.) - Origin: from H6202 - TWOT entry: 1700a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H6202 ; the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence the back generally (whether literally or figuratively): - back ([stiff-]) neck ([-ed]). Total KJV Occurrences: 35 • back, 4 Jeremiah 2:27; Jeremiah 18:17; Jeremiah 32:33; Jeremiah 48:39 • backs, 4 Exodus 23:27; Joshua 7:8; Joshua 7:12; 2 Chronicles 29:6 • neck, 12 Genesis 49:8; Leviticus 5:8; Deuteronomy 21:4; Deuteronomy 31:27; 2 Kings 17:14; 2 Chronicles 36:13; Nehemiah 9:29; Job 16:12; Proverbs 29:1; Isaiah 48:4; Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 17:23 • necks, 6 2 Samuel 22:41; 2 Kings 17:14; Nehemiah 9:16; Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 18:40; Jeremiah 19:15 • off, 1 Deuteronomy 21:4 • stiffnecked, 8 Exodus 32:9; Exodus 33:3; Exodus 33:5; Exodus 34:9; Deuteronomy 9:6; Deuteronomy 9:13; Deuteronomy 10:16; 2 Chronicles 30:8