עָקֵב
ʻâqêb · aw-kabe'
a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
Lexicon
Derivation: or (feminine) עִקְּבָה; from H6117 (עָקַב);
a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
- a heel (as protuberant)
- hence, a track
- figuratively, the rear (of an army)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120 (עָקֵב)), (foot-) step.
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 עָקֵב 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
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- his heel2 · 15%
- heel1 · 8%
- heels1 · 8%
- at the last1 · 8%
- and their liers in wait1 · 8%
- then were the horsehoofs1 · 8%
- him by the heel1 · 8%
- my steps1 · 8%
- and thy footsteps1 · 8%
- the footsteps1 · 8%
- by the footsteps1 · 8%
- and thy heels1 · 8%
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.