The meaning of “עָקֵב”
Understanding ʻâqêb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) עִקְּבָה ʻiqqᵉbâh (ik-kebaw'); from עָקַב heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for עָקֵב), ...
עָקֵב
or (feminine) עִקְּבָה ʻiqqᵉbâh (ik-kebaw'); from עָקַב heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for עָקֵב), (foot-) step. - a heel (as protuberant) - hence, a track - figuratively, the rear (of an army) 1) heel, rear, footprint, hinder part, hoof, rear of a troop, footstep 1a) heel 1b) mark of heel, footprint 1c) hinder part, rear
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:17 | “Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.” Word: עָקֵב (ʻâqêb) | |
| Joshua 8:13 | “And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.” Word: עָקֵב (ʻâqêb) | |
| Judges 5:22 | “Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.” Word: עָקֵב (ʻâqêb) | |
| Job 18:9 | “The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.” Word: עָקֵב (ʻâqêb) | |
| Psalms 77:19 | “Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.” Word: עָקֵב (ʻâqêb) |
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