H6117 Hebrew

עָקַב

ʻâqab (aw-kab')
to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)

KJV Translations of H6117

take by the heel, stay, supplant, [idiom] utterly.

Word Origin & Derivation

a primitive root; properly, to swell out or up; used only as denominative from H6119 (עָקֵב),

H6119 עָקֵב (ʻâqêb)

a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)

H6117 in the King James Bible

4 verses
Genesis 27:36 וַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙

And 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?

Hosea 12:3 עָקַ֣ב

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

Jeremiah 9:4 יַעְקֹ֔ב

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

Job 37:4 יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.