עָקַב (ʻâqab) — ʻâqab
Hebrew word study: עָקַב (ʻâqab), Strong's H6117. to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
KJV translation words: take by the heel, stay, supplant, [idiom] utterly.
Strong's H6117 is tagged on 5 words in 4 verses across 4 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 27:36 and last appears in Hosea 12:3.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 4)
- Genesis 27:36 — וַיַּעְקְבֵנִי — and he has supplanted me
- Job 37:4 — יְעַקְּבֵם — he holds back them
- Jeremiah 9:4 — עָקוֹב — certainly to cheat
- Hosea 12:3 — עָקַב — he took by the heel
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H6119 עָקֵב (ʻâqêb).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3290 יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb), H6118 עֵקֶב (ʻêqeb), H6119 עָקֵב (ʻâqêb), H6120 עָקֵב (ʻâqêb), H6121 עָקֹב (ʻâqôb), H6122 עׇקְבָה (ʻoqbâh), H6126 עַקּוּב (ʻAqqûwb).
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What does ʻâqab (H6117) mean?
To seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel).
How is H6117 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H6117 as: take by the heel, stay, supplant, [idiom] utterly..
How often does עָקַב (ʻâqab) appear?
Strong's H6117 is tagged on 5 words in 4 verses across 4 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 27:36 and last appears in Hosea 12:3.
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