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Strong's #6119 - עִקְּבָה

Transliteration
ʻâqêb
Phonetics
aw-kabe', ik-keb-aw'
Origin
from (H6117)
Parts of Speech
Noun Masculine
TWOT
1676a
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) heel, rear, footprint, hinder part, hoof, rear of a troop, footstep

1a) heel

1b) mark of heel, footprint

1c) hinder part, rear

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 2487 ‑ ἴχνος (ikh'‑nos);  4228 ‑ πούς (pooce);  4418 ‑ πτέρνα (pter'‑nah);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (12)
Genesis 4
Joshua 1
Job 1
Psalms 4
Song of Solomon 1
Jeremiah 1
NAS (14)
Genesis 4
Joshua 2
Judges 1
Job 1
Psalms 4
Song of Solomon 1
Jeremiah 1
HCS (14)
Genesis 4
Joshua 1
Judges 1
Job 1
Psalms 5
Song of Solomon 1
Jeremiah 1
BSB (14)
Genesis 5
Joshua 1
Judges 1
Job 1
Psalms 4
Song of Solomon 1
Jeremiah 1
ESV (12)
Genesis 4
Joshua 1
Judges 1
Job 1
Psalms 4
Jeremiah 1
WEB (13)
Genesis 4
Joshua 1
Judges 1
Job 1
Psalms 4
Song of Solomon 1
Jeremiah 1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2571) bqo (אהקב AhQB) AC: Restrain CO: Heel AB: ?: The restraining of the heel when taking a step forward. [from: ko]

V) bqo (אהקב AhQB) - Restrain: To hold back. KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Piel) supplant, heel, stay - Strongs: H6117 (עָקַב)

Nm) bqo (אהקב AhQB) - I. Heel:What is restrained when taking a step forward. II. Because:In the sense of being on the heel of something else. KJV (29): heel, footstep, horsehoof, at last, step, liers, because, reward, end, by, for, if - Strongs: H6118 (עֵקֶב), H6119 (עִקְּבָה), H6120 (עָקֵב)

Nf1) ebqo (אהקבה AhQBH) - Subtlety: As appearing to be hidden in the sense of restraint. KJV (1): subtilty - Strongs: H6122 (עָקְבָה)

cm) bfqo (אהקוב AhQWB) - Crooked: From the angle of the ankle. KJV (3): crooked, deceitful, polluted - Strongs: H6121 (עָקֹב)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 I. עָקֵב noun masculine heel, footprint, hinderpart (Arabic heel, figurative end (of a month), Mark , sign, trace; Aramaic עִקְבָּא, hell, footprint, figurative trace, mark (compare Wisdom of Solomon 2:4 ᵑ6 Sirach 13:26 HCT ᵑ6), also end, extremity); — ׳ע absolute Genesis 3:15 +, construct עֲקֵב Genesis 25:26, plural construct עִקָבֵי Song of Solomon 1:8, עִקְּבֵי Genesis 49:17; Judges 5:22, עִקְּבוֺת Psalm 77:20; Psalm 89:52, etc.; —

a. heel, of Prayer of Manasseh , Genesis 25:26 וְיָדוֺ אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב אָחִיו, as object of attack from behind, Genesis 3:15 וְאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵב, Job 18:9 מַּח׳יאֹחֵז בְּע, Jeremiah 13:22 נֶחְמְסוּ עֲקֵבָ֑יִךְ are treated violently, i.e. are rudely exposed ("" נִגְלוּ שׁוּלַיִךְ); as instrument of attack, Psalm 41:10 ׳הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָ hath made great the heel against me, i.e. given me insidiously a great fall (figurative for taken some cruel advantage of me; compare ὑποσκελίζω); of an animal, Genesis 49:17 הַנּשֵׁח עִקְּבֵי סוּם, Judges 5:22

b. mark of heel, footprint, Song of Solomon 1:8 צְאִילָֿח בְּעִקְבֵי הַצּאֹן, Psalm 56:7 יִשְׁמְרוּ עֲקֵבַי they mark my footprints, i.e. watch me insidiously wherever I go Psalm 89:52 אֲשֶׁרֵ˜הרְפוּ עִקְּבוֺת מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ i.e. followed him mockingly, of ׳י (figurative) Psalm 77:20 עִקְּבוֺתֶיךָ לֹא נוֺדָ֑עוּ thy footprints were not known (the waters closing over them).

c hinder-part, rear (of a troop of men), Genesis 49:19 וְהוּא יָגוּב עָקֵב׃ (read עֲקֵבָם ׃ אָשֵׁר) he will troop on their rear, Joshua 8:13 עֲקֵבָם (compare Di).


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List of Word Forms
בְּעִקְבֵ֣י בְּעָקֵ֣ב בַּעֲקֵ֣ב בעקב בעקבי וְ֝עִקְּבוֹתֶ֗יךָ ועקבותיך עֲקֵב֖וֹ עֲקֵבַ֣י עֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃ עִקְּב֥וֹת עִקְּבֵי־ עָקֵֽב׃ עקב׃ עקבו עקבות עקבי עקבי־ עקביך׃ ‘ă·qê·ḇā·yiḵ ‘ă·qê·ḇay ‘ă·qê·ḇōw ‘ā·qêḇ ‘āqêḇ ‘ăqêḇay ‘ăqêḇāyiḵ ‘ăqêḇōw ‘iq·qə·ḇê- ‘iq·qə·ḇō·wṯ ‘iqqəḇê- ‘iqqəḇōwṯ aKev akeVai akeVayich akeVo ba‘ăqêḇ ba·‘ă·qêḇ baaKev bə‘āqêḇ bə‘iqḇê bə·‘ā·qêḇ bə·‘iq·ḇê beaKev beikVei ikkevei ikkeVot veikkevoTeicha wə‘iqqəḇōwṯeḵā wə·‘iq·qə·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā
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