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Nehemiah 9:16

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Masoretic Text 1524

H1992 But they והם

H1 and our fathers ואבתינו

H2102 dealt proudly הזידו

H7185 and hardened ויקשׁו

H853 את

H6203 their necks ערפם

H3808 not ולא

H8085 and hearkened שׁמעו

H413 to אל

H4687 thy commandments מצותיך׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

But

H1992 they

and

our

H1 fathers

dealt

H2102 proudly

and

H7185 hardened

their

H6203 necks

and

H8085 hearkened

H3808 not

H413 to

thy

H4687 commandments

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H6203

Hebrew: עֹרֶף

Transliteration: ʻôreph

Pronunciation: o-ref'

Part of Speech: Noun Masculine

Bible Usage: back ([stiff-]) neck ([-ed]).

Definition:

the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence the back generally (whether literally or figuratively)

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.)

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906