חנק

Aramaic

Verb

חנק • (transliteration needed)

to choke, to suffocate
to hang, to strangle
to drown

Hebrew

Root
ח־נ־ק (kh-n-q)
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic خَنَقَ (ḵanaqa).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈnak/

Verb

חָנַק • (khanák) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶחְנַק)

(transitive) to suffocate or asphyxiate (a person or animal); to choke, drown, or smother

Conjugation

Conjugation of **חָנַק** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לחנוק / לַחֲנֹק
		action noun		חֲנִיקָה
		passive participle		חָנוּק

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	חָנַקְתִּי		חָנַקְנוּ
	second	חָנַקְתָּ	חָנַקְתְּ	חֲנַקְתֶּם¹	חֲנַקְתֶּן¹
	third	חָנַק	חָנְקָה	חָנְקוּ
present		חוֹנֵק	חוֹנֶקֶת	חוֹנְקִים	חוֹנְקוֹת
future	first	אחנוק / אֶחֱנֹק		נחנוק / נַחֲנֹק
	second	תחנוק / תַּחֲנֹק	תַּחַנְקִי	תַּחַנְקוּ	תחנוקנה / תַּחֲנֹקְנָה²
	third	יחנוק / יַחֲנֹק	תחנוק / תַּחֲנֹק	יַחַנְקוּ	תחנוקנה / תַּחֲנֹקְנָה²
imperative		חנוק / חֲנֹק	חִנְקִי	חִנְקוּ	חנוקנה / חֲנֹקְנָה²

¹ Pronounced חָנַקְתֶּם and חָנַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Conjugation of **חָנַק** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לחנוק / לַחְנֹק
		action noun		חֲנִיקָה
		passive participle		חָנוּק

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	חָנַקְתִּי		חָנַקְנוּ
	second	חָנַקְתָּ	חָנַקְתְּ	חֲנַקְתֶּם¹	חֲנַקְתֶּן¹
	third	חָנַק	חָנְקָה	חָנְקוּ
present		חוֹנֵק	חוֹנֶקֶת	חוֹנְקִים	חוֹנְקוֹת
future	first	אחנוק / אֶחְנֹק		נחנוק / נַחְנֹק
	second	תחנוק / תַּחְנֹק	תַּחְנְקִי	תַּחְנְקוּ	תחנוקנה / תַּחְנֹקְנָה²
	third	יחנוק / יַחְנֹק	תחנוק / תַּחְנֹק	יַחְנְקוּ	תחנוקנה / תַּחְנֹקְנָה²
imperative		חנוק / חֲנֹק	חִנְקִי	חִנְקוּ	חנוקנה / חֲנֹקְנָה²

¹ Pronounced חָנַקְתֶּם and חָנַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

נֶחְנַק (nekhnák, “to suffocate, choke”) (intransitive counterpart)

References

H2614 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Klein, Ernest (1987) “חנק”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 225a
Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎^[2], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 485a
“חנק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language