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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Joshua — 1×
Judges — 1×
Job — 1×
Song of Solomon — 1×
Jeremiah — 1×
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