נֶחֱנַק
Meanings
Nif'al verb
1. to suffocate, choke (intransitive)
Pronunciation
nekhnák
Examples10
חָשַׁבְתִּי שֶׁאֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ להיחנק ברַכֶּבֶת הגדושה הזאת.
I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.
תּוֹם כִּמְעַט נֶחֱנַק.
Tom almost choked.
אפף אוֹתוֹ עָשָׁן, והוּא נֶחֱנַק.
Smoke enveloped him, and he suffocated.
לֵךְ תֵּחָנֵק.
Go choke.
חָשַׁבְתִּי שֶׁאֲנִי הוֹלֶכֶת להיחנק ברַכֶּבֶת הזאת, שהייתה מְלֵאָה עַד אֶפֶס מָקוֹם.
I thought I was going to suffocate on that train, which was absolutely packed.
נֶחֱנַקְתִּי מֵעָשָׁן.
I was choked by smoke.