עֵקֶב
ʻêqeb · ay'-keb
a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e. compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6117 (עָקַב) in the sense of H6119 (עָקֵב);
a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e. compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of
- a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever)
- also, result, i.e. compensation
- and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [idiom] because, by, end, for, if, reward.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › what comes behind, the returning cycle › the house, what is within
To see and know of what comes behind, the returning cycle of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עֵקֶב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
15 occurrences · 15 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- because6 · 40%
- for a reward2 · 13%
- wherefore it shall come to pass, if1 · 7%
- reward1 · 7%
- it unto the end1 · 7%
- even unto the end1 · 7%
- by1 · 7%
- for1 · 7%
- and because1 · 7%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.