עֵקֶבʻêqeb

Meanings

Same root

• עָקַבʻâqab · H6117to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
• עָקֵבʻâqêb · H6119a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 22:18 And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.”
• Genesis 26:5 I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.”
• Numbers 14:24 But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will possess their full share of that land.
• Deuteronomy 7:12 “If you listen to these regulations and faithfully obey them, the Lord your God will keep his covenant of unfailing love with you, as he promised with an oath to your ancestors.
• Deuteronomy 8:20 Just as the Lord has destroyed other nations in your path, you also will be destroyed if you refuse to obey the Lord your God.
• 2 Samuel 12:6 He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity.”