Strong's Hebrew #6203 - עֹרֶף oreph (back of the neck)

stiff-necked

From araph; the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative) -- back ((stiff-)neck((-ed).

see HEBREW araph

1) neck, back of the neck, back
1a) back of the neck
1a1) of fleeing foe
1a2) of apostasy (figuratively)
1b) stiff of neck, obstinate (figuratively)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H6202
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1700a

עֹ֫רֶף noun masculine^{Deuteronomy 31:27} back of neck, neck; — ׳ע absolute Joshua 7:12 +; construct Genesis 49:8 +; suffix עָרְמִּי Job 16:12, עָרְמְּךָ Deuteronomy 31:27, etc.; —

1 back of neck of fleeing foe ׳וגו ׳יָָֽדְךָ בְּע Genesis 49:8 (poem in J), compare וְאָחַז בְּעָרְמִּי Job 16:12 (figurative); Exodus 23:27 (E), Psalm 18:41 = 2 Samuel 22:41; turn (הָפַח, מָּנָה) one's back before (לִפְנֵי) a foe Joshua 7:8,12 (JE), absolute Jeremiah 48:39; figurative of apostasy אֶל ׳מָּנָה ע Jeremiah 2:27; Jeremiah 32:33 (opposed to מָּנָה פָנִים) absolute ׳וַיִּתְּנּוּ ע2Chronicles 29:6; of ׳יs disfavour וְלֹא פָנִים אֶרְאֵם ׳ע Jeremiah 18:17 with the back and not the face will I look at them.

2 figurative in ׳קְשֵׁהעֿ stiff of neck, i.e. obstinate, of Israel Exodus 32:8; Exodus 33:3,5; Exodus 34:9 (all J E), Deuteronomy 9:6,13; עָרְמְּךָ הַקָּשֶׁה Deuteronomy 31:27; with verb ׳הִקְשָׁה ע i.e. be obstinate, intractable Deuteronomy 10:16; Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 17:23; Jeremiah 19:15; 2 Kings 17:14 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 9:16,17,29; 2Chronicles 30:8; compare ׳גִּיד בַּרְזֶל ע Isaiah 48:4 ("" קָשֶׁה אָ֑תָּה); ׳הִקְשָׁה ע of individual 2 Chronicles 36:13; Proverbs 29:1.

3 of bird: nip its head מִמּוּל עָרְמּוֺ Leviticus 5:8 (P).

Strong's Hebrew: 6203. עֹ֫רֶף (oreph) — 33 Occurrences

Genesis 49:8
HEB: אַחֶ֔יךָ יָדְךָ֖ בְּעֹ֣רֶף אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ
NAS: you; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
KJV: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies;
INT: your brothers your hand the neck enemies shall bow

Exodus 23:27
HEB: אֹיְבֶ֛יךָ אֵלֶ֖יךָ עֹֽרֶף׃
NAS: turn [their] backs to you.
KJV: all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
INT: enemies to backs

Exodus 32:9
HEB: עַם־ קְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶף הֽוּא׃
INT: people churlish stiff-necked he

Exodus 33:3
HEB: עַם־ קְשֵׁה־ עֹ֙רֶף֙ אַ֔תָּה פֶּן־
INT: people churlish stiff-necked and I might

Exodus 33:5
HEB: עַם־ קְשֵׁה־ עֹ֔רֶף רֶ֧גַע אֶחָ֛ד
INT: people churlish stiff-necked moment one

Exodus 34:9
HEB: עַם־ קְשֵׁה־ עֹ֙רֶף֙ ה֔וּא וְסָלַחְתָּ֛
INT: the people churlish stiff-necked he and pardon

Leviticus 5:8
HEB: רֹאשׁ֛וֹ מִמּ֥וּל עָרְפּ֖וֹ וְלֹ֥א יַבְדִּֽיל׃
NAS: at the front of its neck, but he shall not sever
KJV: from his neck, but shall not divide [it] asunder:
INT: head the front neck shall not sever

Deuteronomy 9:6
HEB: עַם־ קְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶף אָֽתָּה׃
INT: people churlish stiff-necked you

Deuteronomy 9:13
HEB: עַם־ קְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶף הֽוּא׃
INT: people churlish stiff-necked he

Deuteronomy 10:16
HEB: עָרְלַ֣ת לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וְעָ֨רְפְּכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַקְשׁ֖וּ
NAS: and stiffen your neck no
INT: the foreskin your heart your neck no and stiffen

Deuteronomy 31:27
HEB: מֶרְיְךָ֔ וְאֶֽת־ עָרְפְּךָ֖ הַקָּשֶׁ֑ה הֵ֣ן
KJV: and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive
INT: know your rebellion neck stiff behold

Joshua 7:8
HEB: הָפַ֧ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֹ֖רֶף לִפְנֵ֥י אֹיְבָֽיו׃
NAS: has turned [their] back before
KJV: turneth their backs before
INT: turned Israel back before their enemies

Joshua 7:12
HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י אֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם עֹ֗רֶף יִפְנוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י
NAS: they turn [their] backs before
KJV: [but] turned [their] backs before
INT: before their enemies backs turn before

2 Samuel 22:41
HEB: תַּ֥תָּה לִּ֖י עֹ֑רֶף מְשַׂנְאַ֖י וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃
NAS: turn [their] backs to me, And I destroyed
KJV: Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies,
INT: enemies made backs hated destroyed

2 Kings 17:14
HEB: וַיַּקְשׁ֤וּ אֶת־ עָרְפָּם֙ כְּעֹ֣רֶף אֲבוֹתָ֔ם
NAS: but stiffened their neck like their fathers,
KJV: but hardened their necks, like to the neck
INT: listen stiffened their neck their neck their fathers

2 Kings 17:14
HEB: אֶת־ עָרְפָּם֙ כְּעֹ֣רֶף אֲבוֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙
KJV: their necks, like to the neck of their fathers,
INT: stiffened their neck their neck their fathers who

2 Chronicles 29:6
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּתְּנוּ־ עֹֽרֶף׃
NAS: and have turned [their] backs.
KJV: of the LORD, and turned [their] backs.
INT: of the LORD turned backs

2 Chronicles 30:8
HEB: אַל־ תַּקְשׁ֥וּ עָרְפְּכֶ֖ם כַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם תְּנוּ־
NAS: do not stiffen your neck like your fathers,
INT: not stiffen your neck your fathers yield

2 Chronicles 36:13
HEB: וַיֶּ֤קֶשׁ אֶת־ עָרְפּוֹ֙ וַיְאַמֵּ֣ץ אֶת־
NAS: But he stiffened his neck and hardened
KJV: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened
INT: God stiffened his neck and hardened his heart

Nehemiah 9:16
HEB: וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־ עָרְפָּ֔ם וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ
KJV: and hardened their necks, and hearkened
INT: acted and hardened their necks not listen

Nehemiah 9:17
HEB: וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־ עָרְפָּ֔ם וַיִּתְּנוּ־ רֹ֛אשׁ
KJV: among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion
INT: among hardened their necks and appointed A leader

Nehemiah 9:29
HEB: כָתֵף֙ סוֹרֶ֔רֶת וְעָרְפָּ֥ם הִקְשׁ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א
NAS: and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.
KJV: and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
INT: shoulder A stubborn their neck and stiffened not

Job 16:12
HEB: וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי וְאָחַ֣ז בְּ֭עָרְפִּי וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי
NAS: me, And He has grasped me by the neck and shaken me to pieces;
KJV: he hath also taken [me] by my neck, and shaken me to pieces,
INT: shattered has grasped the neck to pieces set

Psalm 18:40
HEB: נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃
NAS: turn their backs to me, And I destroyed
KJV: Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies;
INT: enemies made their backs hated destroyed

Proverbs 29:1
HEB: תּ֭וֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה־ עֹ֑רֶף פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר
NAS: who hardens [his] neck after much reproof
KJV: hardeneth [his] neck, shall suddenly
INT: reproof hardens neck will suddenly be broken

Isaiah 48:4
HEB: וְגִ֤יד בַּרְזֶל֙ עָרְפֶּ֔ךָ וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ נְחוּשָֽׁה׃
NAS: that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron
KJV: that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron
INT: sinew is an iron and your neck and your forehead bronze

Jeremiah 2:27
HEB: פָנ֥וּ אֵלַ֛י עֹ֖רֶף וְלֹ֣א פָנִ֑ים
NAS: For they have turned [their] back to Me, And not [their] face;
KJV: for they have turned [their] back unto me, and not [their] face:
INT: have turned to back not and not face

Jeremiah 7:26
HEB: וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־ עָרְפָּ֔ם הֵרֵ֖עוּ מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃
NAS: but stiffened their neck; they did more
KJV: but hardened their neck: they did worse
INT: their ear stiffened their neck evil their fathers

Jeremiah 17:23
HEB: וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־ עָרְפָּ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֣י [שֹׁומֵעַ
NAS: but stiffened their necks in order not to listen
KJV: their ear, but made their neck stiff,
INT: their ears stiffened their necks because listen

Jeremiah 18:17
HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י אוֹיֵ֑ב עֹ֧רֶף וְלֹֽא־ פָנִ֛ים
NAS: I will show them My back and not [My] face
KJV: I will shew them the back, and not the face,
INT: Before the enemy my back not and not face

Jeremiah 19:15
HEB: הִקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־ עָרְפָּ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֖י שְׁמ֥וֹעַ
NAS: they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed
KJV: against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear
INT: because have stiffened their necks not to heed

Jeremiah 32:33
HEB: וַיִּפְנ֥וּ אֵלַ֛י עֹ֖רֶף וְלֹ֣א פָנִ֑ים
NAS: They have turned [their] back to Me and not [their] face;
KJV: And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face:
INT: have turned to back not and not face

Jeremiah 48:39
HEB: אֵ֛יךְ הִפְנָה־ עֹ֥רֶף מוֹאָ֖ב בּ֑וֹשׁ
NAS: has turned his back-- he is ashamed!
KJV: turned the back with shame!
INT: How has turned his back Moab shame