עָקַב
a.qavVerbH6117
to assail
From: a primitive root; properly, to swell out or up; used only as denominative from H6119 (עָקֵב),
Short Definition
to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
Full Lexicon Entry
- to supplant, circumvent, take by the heel, follow at the heel, assail insidiously, overreach 1a) (Qal) to supplant, overreach, attack at the heel 1b) (Piel) to hold back
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
2 timesAppears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
1
Job
1
Key Passages
- Genesis 27:36
- Job 37:4
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