מִפְרֶקֶת miphreqeth

Meaning

properly, a fracture, i.e. joint (vertebrae) of the neck

In the King James Version: neck.

Derivation: from H6561 (פָּרַק);

Where it is used

• 1 Samuel 4:18 As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.