H6117Hebrewʿāqôḇ
עָקַב
to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
5
Total Occurrences
4
Books
5
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root; properly, to swell out or up; used only as denominative from H6119 (עָקֵב),
KJV Usage
take by the heel, stay, supplant, [idiom] utterly.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.to supplant, circumvent, take by the heel, follow at the heel, assail insidiously, overreach
- 2.(qal) to supplant, overreach, attack at the heel
- 3.(piel) to hold back
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: ʻâqab; Pronunciation: aw-kab'