Strong's H6119

עָקֵב

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

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

Derivation

or (feminine) עִקְּבָה; from H6117 (עָקַב);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, עָקֵב is translated as: heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120 (עָקֵב)), (foot-) step..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.