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H6117

עָקַב

ʻâqab · aw-kab'

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Meaning and usage

Derivation: a primitive root; properly, to swell out or up; used only as denominative from ,

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.

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Every KJV occurrence of H6117

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Genesis 27:36

“me”

יַּעְקְבֵ֨Hebrew qal sequential imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Job 37:4

“stay”

יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗Hebrew piel imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Jeremiah 9:4

“supplant”

יַעְקֹ֔בHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Hosea 12:3

“heel”

עָקַ֣בHebrew qal perfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear

Dictionary: James Strong, public domain. Occurrences: KJV 2006 Strong’s word alignment. Greek forms and parsing: Maurice A. Robinson’s public-domain Textus Receptus morphology. Hebrew and Aramaic forms and parsing: Original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb (CC BY 4.0). Device pronunciation voices vary.