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H6117
עָקַב
ʻâqab
Pronunciation: aw-kab'
Definition
to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
KJV Renderings
take by the heel, stay, supplant, [idiom] utterly.
Word Analysis
EN: to seize by the heel; figuratively
Etymology: a primitive root; properly, to swell out or up; used only as denominative from H6119 (עָקֵב),