Hebrew word study
עָקַרʻâqar — to pluck up (especially by the roots)
Pronounced “aw-kar'”
to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate
Translated in the King James as: dig down, hough, pluck up, root up.
Appears 7 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 1×
Joshua — 2×
2 Samuel — 1×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Zephaniah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.