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 · וַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙He said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing.” He said, “Haven’t you reserved a blessing for me?”Job 37:4 · יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗םAfter it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.Jeremiah 9:4 · עָק֣וֹב · יַעְקֹ֔בTake heed everyone of his neighbor, and don’t trust 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 contended with God.