עָקַב
Strong's H6117
ʻâqab
/aw-kab'/
to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H6117
- Hebrew
- עָקַב
- Transliteration
- ʻâqab
- Pronunciation
- /aw-kab'/
- KJV Translations
- 4 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
Derivation
a primitive root; properly, to swell out or up; used only as denominative from H6119 (עָקֵב),H6119 (ʻâqêb)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
take by the heelstaysupplantutterly
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʻâqab:
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