ekev · because, as a result

What it means

ekev (עֵקֶב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “because, as a result”.

Because, on account of; as the result or reward of something.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A word linking a cause to what follows: "because", "since".
2. What follows an action: its fruit or reward.
3. To the end, without stopping.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• because ×10
• end ×2
• reward ×2
• for ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×2
• Numbers×1
• Deuteronomy×2
• 2 Samuel×2
• Psalms×5
• Proverbs×1
• Isaiah×1
• Amos×1

• Genesis 22:18

  And through your offspring all the nations of the earth will bless themselves, because you listened to my voice.”

• Genesis 26:5

  because Abraham listened to my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my instructions.”

• Numbers 14:24

  But my servant Caleb, because there was a different spirit in him and he has followed me fully, I will bring him into the land into which he went, and his offspring shall possess it.

• Deuteronomy 7:12

  And it will be, because you listen to these rules and keep and do them, that YHWH your Elohim will keep with you the covenant and the loyal love that he swore to your fathers.

• Deuteronomy 8:20

  Like the nations that YHWH makes perish before you, so you will perish, because you did not listen to the voice of YHWH your Elohim.

• 2 Samuel 12:6

  And he shall repay the ewe lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”

• 2 Samuel 12:10

  And now the sword shall not depart from your house forever, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’

• Psalms 19:11

  Also your servant is warned by them; in keeping them there is great reward.

• Psalms 40:15

  Let them be desolate because of their shame, those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”

• Psalms 70:3

  Let them turn around because of their shame, those who say, “Aha! Aha!”

• Psalms 119:33

  Instruct me, YHWH, in the way of your statutes, and I will guard it to the end.

• Psalms 119:112

  I have inclined my heart to do your statutes forever, to the end.

• Proverbs 22:4

  The reward of humility and the fear of YHWH is riches, honor, and life.

• Isaiah 5:23

  who declare righteous the wicked for a bribe, and the righteousness of the righteous they take away from him!

• Amos 4:12

  Therefore thus I will do to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your Elohim, Israel.