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Lexicon :: Strong's H6131 - ʿāqar

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עָקַר
Transliteration
ʿāqar
Pronunciation
aw-kar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1681,1682

Strong’s Definitions

עָקַר ʻâqar, aw-kar'; a primitive root; to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate:—dig down, hough, pluck up, root up.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H6131 in the following manner: hough (4x), pluck up (1x), rooted up (1x), digged down (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H6131 in the following manner: hough (4x), pluck up (1x), rooted up (1x), digged down (1x).

  1. to pluck up, root up

    1. (Qal) to pluck up, root up

    2. (Niphal) to be plucked up

  2. to cut, hamstring

    1. (Piel) to cut, hamstring

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָקַר ʻâqar, aw-kar'; a primitive root; to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate:—dig down, hough, pluck up, root up.
STRONGS H6131: Abbreviations
† [עָקַר] verb denominative pluck or root up —
Qal Infinitive construct לַעֲקוֺר with accusative Ecclesiastes 3:2 (opposed to H5193 נָטַע).
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular עֶקְרוֺן תֵּעָקֵר Zephaniah 2:4 (word-play).

עִקֵּר verb
Pi. denominative (from עֵקַר or other like word = (root-sinew), hamstring; — hamstring horses (on Arabic funeral usage, with camel and horse see WeHeid. 2, 181): Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ע׳ Joshua 11:9, Imperfect 3rd person masculine singularוַיְעַקֵּר 2 Samuel 8:4 = 1 Chronicles 18:4, 2nd person masculine singularתְּעַקֵּר Joshua 11:6 all with accusative; Perfect 3rd person masculine plural עִקְּרוּ שׁוֺר Genesis 49:6they hamstrung an ox.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:6

Joshua

11:6; 11:9

2 Samuel

8:4

1 Chronicles

18:4

Ecclesiastes

3:2

Zephaniah

2:4

H6131

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6131 matches the Hebrew עָקַר (ʿāqar),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 - O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:6 - The LORD told Joshua, "Don't be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn their chariots."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:9 - Joshua did to them as the LORD had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:4 - David seized from him 1,700 charioteers and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:4 - David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer's chariot horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:2 - A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:4 - Indeed, Gaza will be deserted and Ashkelon will become a heap of ruins. Invaders will drive away the people of Ashdod by noon, and Ekron will be overthrown.
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