Strong's H3363 · Hebrew
יָקַע
yâqaʻ · /yaw-kah'/
Definition
properly, to sever oneself, i.e. (by implication) to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale (and thus allow to drop to pieces by rotting)
KJV: be alienated, depart, hang (up), be out of joint.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יָקַע across 8 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
8 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
2 Samuel3 verses
Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them. whom: or, chosen of the LORD
2 Samuel 21:9And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
2 Samuel 21:13And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
Ezekiel2 verses
And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them. Babylonians: Heb. children of Babel alienated: Heb. loosed, or, disjointed
Ezekiel 23:18So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3363 (yâqaʻ) mean?
properly, to sever oneself, i.e. (by implication) to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale (and thus allow to drop to pieces by rotting)
How many times does H3363 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3363 (יָקַע) appears in 8 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “alienated.”
How is yâqaʻ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3363 is rendered as “alienated” (2×), “hanged” (2×), “up” (2×), “depart” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word יָקַע come from?
a primitive root;