חָנַק
From LSJ
διὸ καὶ μεταλάττουσι τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν αἱ δοκοῦσαι παρθένοι τῶν εἰδώλων → therefore those professing to be virgins of the idols even change the natural use into the unnatural (Origen, commentary on Romans 1:26)
English (Strong)
a primitive root (compare חָנַך); to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope): hang self, strangle.
