עָרַף
ʿārap
break the neck
Strong's H6202VerbHebrewTWOT 1700

עָרַף (ʿārap) is a Hebrew verb meaning break the neck. It appears 6 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6202).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1700)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1700)break the neck; destroy; that is beheaded, break down, break neck
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עָרַף verb, denominative: break the neck

break the neck of an animal

Strong's H6202 עָרַף: to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy
KJV:that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) 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.

See it in Scripture

Exodus 13:13Deuteronomy 21:4Isaiah 66:3

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