עִקְּבֹות
ψ 77:20
;
89:52
, etc.;—
a.
heel
, of man,
Gn 25:26
וְיָדֹו אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב אָחִיו
, as
obj.
of attack from behind,
3:15
וְאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵב
,
Jb 18:9
יֹאחֵז בְּע׳ פַּח
,
Je 13:22
נֶחְמְסוּ עֲקֵבָ˜יִךְ
are treated violently, i.e. are rudely exposed (
||
נִגְלוּ שׁוּלַיִךְ
); as instrument of attack,
ψ 41:10
הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָ׳
hath
made great the heel against me
, i.e. given me insidiously great fall (
fig.
for, taken some cruel advantage of me;
cf.
ὑποσκελίζω
); of an animal,
Gn 49:17
הַנּשֵׁךְ עִקְּבֵי סוּס
,
Ju 5:22
.
b.
mark of heel, footprint
,
Ct 1:8
)
צְאִי־לָךְ בְּעִקְבֵי הַצֹּאן
,
ψ 56:7
יִשְׁמְרוּ עַקִבַי
they mark my
footprints
, i.e. watch me insidiously wherever I go,
89:52
חֵֽרְפוּ עִקְּבֹות מְשִׁיחֶ˜ךָ אֲשֶׁר
i.e. followed him mockingly, of
י׳
(
fig.
)
ψ 77:20
עִקְּבֹותֶיךָ לֹא נֹודָ˜עו
thy
footprints
were not known (the waters closing over them).
c.
hinder-part, rear
(of a troop of men),
Gn 49
;
19
וְהוּא יָגוּד עָקֵב׃
(read
עֲקִבָם ׃ אָשֵׁר
) he will troop on
their rear
,
Jos 8:13
עֲקֵבֹו
(
cf.
D
i).
• עָקַב S 6117 TWOT 1676 GK 6810 vb. follow at the heel , fig. assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach ( denom. from עָקֵב ; cf. Arabic عَقَبَ ( ˓aqaba ) follow (at the heel), succeed , III . bring consequence on , i. e. punish , Qor 22:5 9, IV . make to follow , i. e. reward or punish , عَاقِبَةٌ ( ˓āqibatun ) end, final lot 6:1 1, reward 6:136 ; ܥܩܰܒ ( ˓qab ) hold back (rare), follow , Pa. investigate, search out: Ethiopic
˜˜˜
(
˓aqaba
) is
keep, guard
)
;—
Qal
Pf.
3
ms.
Ho 12:4
בַּבֶּטֶן עָקַב אֶת־אָחִיו
he
attacked
his brother
at the heel
(
cf.
Gn 25:26
sub
עָקֵב
);
Impf.
3
ms.
Gn 27:36
זֶהּ פַעֲמַיִֹם הֲכִי קָרָא שְׁמֹו יַעֲקֹב וַיַּעְקְבֵנִי
and he hath
overreached
me now twice;
+ Inf. abs.
Je 9:3
כָּל־אָח עָקֹוב יַעֲקֹב
surely
overreacheth
(
||
רָכִיל יַהֲלֹךְ
). [
Ö
πτερνίζω
, to attack
with
the heel; but this
dub.
In ‘supplant,’ also, the
fig.
is a different one.]
Pi.
Jb 37:4
וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם
,
dub.
; poss.
attack at the heel
(
cf.
זִנֵּב
), hence
fig.
hold back;
more prob. read
יְעַכְּבֵם וְלֹא
holdeth
them not
back
(sc.
בְּרָקָיו
his lightnings), when his voice is heard, from
עִכֵּב
to hold back
(
common in
NH
;
å
עַכֵּב
)
.
• II . עָקֵב S 6119, 6120 TWOT 1676a, 1676b GK 6811, 6812 adj. verb. overreacher , ψ 49:6 עֲוֹן עֲקֵבַי יְסֻבֵנִי i. e. of those who would take some insidious advantage of me.
obj. object. Qor Qoran.