עָקַב
akav · grasp the heel; supplant
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6117 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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akav (עָקַב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “grasp the heel; supplant”.
Grasp by the heel; supplant, take another's place by cunning. Jacob's name comes from this root.
How to say it
a·kav
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
- To grab by the heel.
- Take another's place by trickery.
- To hold back, to keep from going on.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- utterly supplants ×2
- he has supplanted me ×1
- he took his brother by the heel ×1
- hold them back ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 27:36
He said, “Was he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times: my birthright he took, and look, now he has taken my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved for me a blessing?”
- Job 37:4
After it a voice roars; he thunders with the voice of his majesty, and he does not hold them back when his voice is heard.
- Jeremiah 9:4
Beware, each of his neighbor, and in no brother put your trust; for every brother utterly supplants, and every neighbor goes about slandering.
- Hosea 12:3
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his vigor he strove with Elohim.
And 1 more times.