מַפְרֶקֶת
mapreqet
neck
Strong's H4665NounHebrewTWOT 1828c

מַפְרֶקֶת (mapreqet) is a Hebrew noun meaning neck. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4665).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1828c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1828c)neck, dividing; fracture, joint
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַפְרֶקֶת noun, feminine: neck, dividing

neck (dividing head from body)

Strong's H4665 מִפְרֶקֶת: properly, a fracture, i.e. joint (vertebrae) of the neck
KJV:neck.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1828: פָּרַק pāraq — tear apart, away; tear away; tear off; break off, crunch, deliver; break, redeem, rend, tear in pieces

See it in Scripture

1 Samuel 4:18

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