H6117 — עָקַב (ʻâqab)
Strong's H6117 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: עָקַב (ʻâqab)
Pronunciation: aw-kab'
Morphology: v
Derivation: a primitive root; properly, to swell out or up; used only as denominative from עָקֵב (ʻâqêb) [H6119],
Definition: to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
KJV Renderings: take by the heel, stay, supplant, [idiom] utterly.
Senses
- to supplant, circumvent, take by the heel, follow at the heel, assail insidiously, overreach
- (Qal) to supplant, overreach, attack at the heel
- (Piel) to hold back
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H6119 | עָקֵב | ʻâqêb | or (feminine) עִקְּבָה (ʻiqqᵉbâh); from עָקַב (ʻâqab) H6117 | a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army) | heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for עָקֵב (ʻâqêb) H6120), (foot-) step |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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