What does "Neck" mean in the Bible?
Used sometimes figuratively. To “lay down the neck” (Rom. 16:4) is to hazard one’s life. Neck appears in 22 verses across 10 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Neck?
Used sometimes figuratively. To “lay down the neck” (Rom. 16:4) is to hazard one’s life. Threatenings of coming judgments are represented by the prophets by their laying bands upon the people’s necks (Deut. 28:48; Isa. 10:27; Jer. 27:2). Conquerors put their feet on the necks of their enemies as a sign of their subjection (Josh. 10:24; 2 Sam. 22:41).
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Neck?
Where does Neck appear in the Bible?
Neck is referenced in 22 verses across 10 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Deuteronomy 28:48
- Genesis 27:16
- Genesis 27:40
- Genesis 33:4
- Hosea 10:11
- Isaiah 8:8
- Isaiah 10:27
- Isaiah 30:28
- Isaiah 52:2
- Judges 5:30
- Jeremiah 27:2
- Jeremiah 27:8
- Jeremiah 27:11
- Jeremiah 28:10
- Jeremiah 28:12
- Job 39:19
- Job 41:22
- Lamentations 1:14
- Psalms 75:5
- Song of Songs 1:10
- Song of Songs 4:4
- Song of Songs 4:9
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Neck.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Neck?
Neck appears in 22 verses across 10 books, most often in Jeremiah, which accounts for 5 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Neck?
Jeremiah, Isaiah, Genesis, Song of Songs, Job, Deuteronomy, Hosea, Judges, and 2 more.
Where can I read every verse about Neck?
This page lists 22 of them. Protos carries all 22, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
