# hang #

## Definition: ##

The term "hang" means to suspend something or someone above the ground.

* Death by hanging typically is done using a rope noose that is tied around a person's neck and suspended from an elevated object, like a tree limb. Judas killed himself by hanging.
* Jesus' death by hanging on a wooden cross was done differently: the soldiers suspended him by nailing his hands (or wrists) and his feet to the cross.
* To hang someone always refers to a way of killing someone by hanging them with a rope around their neck.

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Samuel 17:23](en/tn/2sa/help/17/23)
* [Acts 10:39-41](en/tn/act/help/10/39)
* [Galatians 03:13-14](en/tn/gal/help/03/13)
* [Genesis 40:20-23](en/tn/gen/help/40/20)
* [Matthew 27:3-5](en/tn/mat/help/27/03)