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Lexicon :: Strong's H6119 - ʿāqēḇ

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עָקֵב
Transliteration
ʿāqēḇ
Pronunciation
aw-kabe'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1676a

Strong’s Definitions

עָקֵב ʻâqêb, aw-kabe'; or (feminine) עִקְּבָה ʻiqqᵉbâh; from H6117; a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army):—heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120), (foot-) step.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H6119 in the following manner: heel (6x), footsteps (3x), horsehoofs (1x), at the last (1x), steps (1x), liers in wait (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H6119 in the following manner: heel (6x), footsteps (3x), horsehoofs (1x), at the last (1x), steps (1x), liers in wait (1x).

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

    1. heel

    2. mark of heel, footprint

    3. hinder part, rear

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָקֵב ʻâqêb, aw-kabe'; or (feminine) עִקְּבָה ʻiqqᵉbâh; from H6117; a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army):—heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120), (foot-) step.
STRONGS H6119: Abbreviations
† I. עָקֵב noun masculine heel, footprint, hinderpart (Arabic bdb078401 heel, figurative end (of a month), bdb078402 mark, sign, trace; Aramaic עִקְבָּא, bdb078403 hell, footprint, figurative trace, mark (compare Wisdom 2:4 Syriac Version Ecclus 13:26 HCT Syriac Version), also end, extremity); — ע׳ absolute Genesis 3:15 +, construct עֲקֵב Genesis 25:26, plural construct עִקָבֵי Songs 1:8, עִקְּבֵי Genesis 49:17; Judges 5:22, עִקְּבוֺת Psalm 77:20; Psalm 89:52, etc.; —
a. heel, of man, Genesis 25:26 וְיָדוֺ אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב אָחִיו, as object of attack from behind, Genesis 3:15 וְאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵב, Job 18:9 פַּח בְּע׳ יאֹחֵז, 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, Songs 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 [Psalm 89:51] אֲשֶׁר מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ עִקְּבוֺת חֵֽרְפוּ 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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:15; 3:15; 25:26; 25:26; 49:17; 49:17; 49:19

Joshua

8:13

Judges

5:22; 5:22

Job

18:9

Psalms

41:10; 56:7; 77:20; 77:20; 89:51; 89:52

Song of Songs

1:8; 1:8

Jeremiah

13:22

H6119

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6119 matches the Hebrew עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:15 -

“And I will put enmity (open hostility)

Between you and the woman,

And between your seed (offspring) and her [fn]Seed;

He shall [fatally] bruise your head,

And you shall [only] bruise His heel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:26 - Afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped Esau’s heel, so he was named Jacob ([fn]one who grabs by the heel, supplanter). Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 -

“Dan shall be a [venomous] serpent in the way,

A fanged snake in the path,

That bites the horse’s heels,

So that his rider falls backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:19 -

“As for [fn]Gad—a raiding troop shall raid him,

But he shall raid at their heels and assault them [victoriously].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:13 - So they stationed the people, all the army—the main encampment that was north of the city, and their rear guard on the west side of the city—and Joshua spent that night in the valley.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:22 -

“Then the horses’ hoofs beat [loudly]

Because of the galloping—the galloping of his valiant and powerful steeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:9 -

“A snare catches him by the heel,

And a trap snaps shut on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:9 -

Even my own close friend in whom I trusted,

Who ate my bread,

Has lifted up his heel against me [betraying me].

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6 -

They attack, they hide and lurk,

They watch my steps,

As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:19 -

Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea,

And Your paths through the great waters,

And Your footprints were not traceable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:51

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:51 -

With which Your enemies have taunted, O LORD,

With which they have mocked the footsteps of Your anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8 -

(The Bridegroom)

“If you do not know [where your lover is],

O you fairest among women,

Run along, follow the tracks of the flock,

And pasture your young goats

By the tents of the shepherds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:22

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“And if you [wonder and] say in your heart,

‘Why have these things happened to me?’

It is because of the greatness and nature of your sin

That your skirts have been [fn]pulled away [subjecting you to public disgrace]

And [like a barefoot slave] your heels have been wounded.

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