Hebrew word study
עָקַב H6117
- Transliteration
- ʻâqab
- Pronunciation
- aw-kab'
- KJV glosses
- take by the heel, stay, supplant, [idiom] utterly.
Lexical summary
to seize by the heel
figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels)
also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to seize by the heel
figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels)
also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information