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Strong's #6119 - עִקְּבָה

Transliteration

ʻâqêb

Phonetics

aw-kabe', ik-keb-aw'

Origin

from (H6117)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1676a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

heel, rear, footprint, hinder part, hoof, rear of a troop, footstep
1. heel
2. mark of heel, footprint
3. hinder part, rear

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2487 ‑ ἴχνος (ikh'‑nos); 4228 ‑ πούς (pooce); 4418 ‑ πτέρνα (pter'‑nah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (12)

Genesis 4

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Psalms 4

Song of Solomon 1

Jeremiah 1

BSB (14)

Genesis 4

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Job 1

Psalms 5

Song of Solomon 1

Jeremiah 1

CSB (13)

Genesis 4

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Job 1

Psalms 5

Song of Solomon 1

Jeremiah 1

ESV (12)

Genesis 4

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Job 1

Psalms 4

Jeremiah 1

KJV (13)

Genesis 4

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Job 1

Psalms 4

Song of Solomon 1

Jeremiah 1

LEB (13)

Genesis 4

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Job 1

Psalms 4

Song of Solomon 1

Jeremiah 1

LSB (14)

Genesis 4

Joshua 2

Judges 1

Job 1

Psalms 4

Song of Solomon 1

Jeremiah 1

N95 (10)

Genesis 4

Joshua 2

Judges 1

Job 1

Song of Solomon 1

Jeremiah 1

NAS (14)

Genesis 4

Joshua 2

Judges 1

Job 1

Psalms 4

Song of Solomon 1

Jeremiah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (13)

Genesis 4

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Job 1

Psalms 4

Song of Solomon 1

Jeremiah 1

ASV (12)

and their liers-in-wait 1

and thy footsteps 1

and thy heels 1

by the footsteps 1

heel 1

heels 1

his heel 1

his heel against me 1

my steps 1

the footsteps 1

then did the horsehoofs 1

upon their heel 1

BSB (14)

and the rear guard 1

but your footprints 1

every step 1

heel 1

heels 1

his heel 3

my steps 1

the hooves 1

the tracks 1

their heels 1

usurpers 1

your body 1

CSB (13)

body 1

every step 1

footprints 1

guard 1

heel 1

his heel 2

hooves 1

my foes 1

my steps 1

the heel 1

the tracks 1

their heels 1

ESV (12)

footprints 1

footsteps 1

heel 4

heels 2

hoofs 1

rear guard 1

steps 1

violence 1

KJV (13)

* 1

footsteps 3

heel 4

heels 2

last 1

steps 1

wait 1

LEB (13)

by the heel 1

him on the heel 1

his heel 1

my ⌊steps⌋ 1

of 1

the heel of 1

the heels of 1

the hooves of 1

the rear guard 1

the steps of 1

their heels 1

yet your footprints 1

your heels 1

LSB (14)

footprints 1

footsteps 1

guard 1

heel 4

heels 4

hoofs 1

rear 1

trail 1

N95 (10)

guard 1

heel 3

heels 3

hoofs 1

rear 1

trail 1

NAS (14)

footprints 1

footsteps 1

guard 1

heel 4

heels 3

hoofs 1

rear 1

steps 1

trail 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (13)

and their ambush 1

and your heels 1

heel 1

heels 1

him by the heel 1

his heel 1

his heel against me 1

my steps 1

on their heel 1

the footsteps 1

the tracks 1

then the horse hoofs 1

your footsteps 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

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

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

N^m) b q o (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)

N^f1) e b q o (אהקבה AhQBH) - Subtlety: As appearing to be hidden in the sense of restraint. KJV (1): subtilty - Strongs: H6122 (עָקְבָה)

c^m) b f q o (אהקוב AhQWB) - Crooked: From the angle of the ankle. KJV (3): crooked, deceitful, polluted - Strongs: H6121 (עָקֹב)

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 אֲשֶׁרֵהרְפוּ 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).

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