BDB6310
עָקַב verb follow at the heel, figurative assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach (denominative from עָקֵב; compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 4028] follow (at the heel), succeed, III. bring consequence on , i.e. punish, Qor 22:59; IV. make to follow, i.e. reward or punish, [untranscribed source text 4029] end, final lot 6:11 reward 6:136 [untranscribed source text 4030] hold back (rare), follow, Pa`el investigate, search out: Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4031] is keep, guard); —
Qal
Perfect 3 masculine singular Hos 12:4
בַּבֶּטֶן עָקַב אֶתאָֿחִיו he attacked his brother at the heel
(compare
Gen 25:26 below עָקֵב); Imperfect 3 masculine singular Gen 27:36
הֲכִי קָרָא שְׁמוֺ יַעֲקֹב וַיַּעְקְבֵנִי
זֶה פַעֲמַיִם and he hath overreached me now twice; + Infinitive
absolute
Jer 9:3
בָּלאָֿח עָקוֺב יַעֲקֹב surely overreacheth (|| רָכִיל יַהֲלֹח
). [
ᵐ5
πτερνίζω, to attack with the heel; but this dubious In 'supplant,' also, the
figurative is a different one.]
Pi`el
Job 37:4
וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם dubious; poss attack at the heel (compare
זִנֵּב), hence figurative hold back; more probably read וְלֹא
יְעַכְּבֵם
holdeth them not back (that is בְּרָקָיו his
lightnings), when his voice is heard from עִכֵּב
to hold back (common in Late Hebrew;
ᵑ7
עַכֵּב).