Hebrew word study

עָקֵבʻâqêb a heel (as protuberant)

Pronounced “aw-kabe'

a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)

Translated in the King James as: heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120 (עָקֵב)), (foot-) step.

Appears 13 times in Scripture

Origin: or (feminine) עִקְּבָה; from H6117 (עָקַב);

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Where it appears

Genesis 4×
Genesis 3:15Genesis 25:26Genesis 49:17Genesis 49:19
Joshua 1×
Joshua 8:13
Judges 1×
Judges 5:22
Job 1×
Job 18:9
Psalms 4×
Psalms 41:9Psalms 56:6Psalms 77:19Psalms 89:51
Song of Solomon 1×
Song 1:8
Jeremiah 1×
Jeremiah 13:22

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