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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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:15 - And I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her seed, he shall [fn]watch against thy head, and thou shalt [fn]watch against his heel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:26 - And after this came forth his brother, and his hand took hold of the heel of Esau; and she called his name Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebecca bore them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - And let Dan be a serpent in the way, besetting the path, biting the heel of the horse (and the rider shall fall backward),

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:19 - Gad, a plundering troop shall plunder him; but he shall plunder him, pursuing him closely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:22 - When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:9 - And let snares come upon him: he shall strengthen those that thirst for his destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:9 - (LXX 40:10) For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, [fn] who ate my bread, lifted up his heel against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6 - (LXX 55:7) They will dwell near and hide themselves; they will watch my steps, accordingly as I have waited patiently in my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:19 - (LXX 76:20) Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters, and thy footsteps cannot be known.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:51

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:51 - (LXX 88:52) wherewith thine enemies have reviled, O Lord: wherewith they have reviled the recompence of thine anointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8 - If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, and feed thy kids by the shepherds' tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:22 - And if thou shouldest say in thine heart, Wherefore have these things happened to me? Because of the abundance of thine iniquity have thy skirts been discovered, that thine heels might be exposed.
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