hebrew #6117 - עָקַב aqab
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance take by the heel, stay, supplant, utterly A primitive root; properly, to swell out or up; used only as denominative from aqeb, to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel) -- take by the heel, stay, supplant, X utterly. see HEBREW aqeb Englishman's Concordance 1) to supplant, circumvent, take by the heel, follow at the heel, assail insidiously, overreach 1a) (Qal) to supplant, overreach, attack at the heel 1b) (Piel) to hold back Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1676 Brown-Driver-Briggsעָקַבverbfollow at the heel, figurative assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach (denominative from עָקֵב; compare Arabic  follow (at the heel), succeed, III. bring consequence on, i.e. punish, Qor 22:59; IV. make to follow, i.e. reward or punish,  end, final lot 6:11 reward 6:136  hold back (rare), follow, Pa`el investigate, search out: Ethiopic  is keep, guard); — QalPerfect3masculine singular Hosea 12:4בַּבֶּטֶן עָקַב אֶתאָֿחִיו he attacked his brother at the heel (compare Genesis 25:26 below עָקֵב); Imperfect3masculine singular Genesis 27:36הֲכִי קָרָא שְׁמוֺ יַעֲקֹב וַיַּעְקְבֵנִיזֶה פַעֲמַיִם and he hath overreached me now twice; + Infinitive absJeremiah 9:3בָּלאָֿח עָקוֺב יַעֲקֹב surely overreacheth ("" רָכִיל יַהֲלֹח). [ᵐ5πτερνίζω, to attack with the heel; but this dubious In 'supplant,' also, the figurative is a different one.] Pi`elJob 37:4וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם dubious; poss attack at the heel (compare זִנֵּב), hence figurative hold back; more probably read וְלֹאיְעַכְּבֵםholdeth them not back (that is בְּרָקָיו his lightnings), when his voice is heard from עִכֵּבto hold back (common in Late Hebrew; ᵑ7עַכֵּב). Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 6117. עָקַב (aqab) — 5 OccurrencesGenesis 27:36 Job 37:4 Jeremiah 9:4 Jeremiah 9:4 Hosea 12:3 |