עָקַב

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H6117

Transliteration: ʻâqab

Pronunciation: aw-kab'

Definition: take by the heel

Original: עקב

Transliteration: ‛âqab

Phonetic: aw-kab'

BDB Definition:

to supplant, circumvent, take by the heel, follow at the heel, assail insidiously, overreach
1. (Qal) to supplant, overreach, attack at the heel
2. (Piel) to hold back

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1676