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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H6117 — עָקַב
a.qav · to assail · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
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 majesty; And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heardJeremiah 9:4 · עָק֣וֹב · יַעְקֹ֔בTake ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.Hosea 12:3 · עָקַ֣בIn the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God: