עֹרֶף (ʿōrep) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning back of neck. It appears
33 times
in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6203).
Also rendered
neck
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1700a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1700a)back of neck, neck; nape, declining, back
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עֹ֫רֶףnoun, masculine: back of neck, neck
Strong's H6203עֹרֶף: the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative) KJV:back ((stiff-) neck((-ed).
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 1700: עָרַףʿārap — break the neck; destroy; that is beheaded, break down, break neck