1) to supplant, circumvent, take by the heel, follow at the heel, assail insidiously, overreach 1a) (Qal) to supplant, overreach, attack at the heel 1b) (Piel) to hold back
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a.qav · to assail · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 27:36 · וַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?Job 37:4 · יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗םAfter it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.Jeremiah 9:4 · עָק֣וֹב · יַעְקֹ֔בTake ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.Hosea 12:3 · עָקַ֣בHe took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: