H2614. chanaq
[חָנַק] verb strangle (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲנַק, ; Arabic ); —
Niph`al Imperfect וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק [2Sam 17:23] strangled himself (+וַיָּ֫מָת).
Pi`el participle מְחַנֵּק [Nahum 2:13] strangle, of lion strangling prey, figurative of Ninevitish king (object not expressed).