BDB6312
I. עָקֹב adjective
1.
insidious, deceitful, Jer 17:9
עָקֹב הַלֵּב מִכֹּל.
2.
foot-tracked (denominative from I. עָקֵב) Hos 6:8
גִּלְעָד קִרְיַת פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן עֲֹקֻבָּה מִדָּם.
Strong's Lexicon
H6121
H6121 — עָקוֹב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H6121 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָקוֹב |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H6117 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | aqob |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `aqob (aw-kobe') adj. |
| Meaning: | 1. in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up) 2. in the denominative sense (transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked |
| KJV Renderings: | crooked, deceitful, polluted. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB6313
II. עָקֹב adjective steep, hilly (see √; compare [untranscribed source text 4032] difficult mountain path, Qor 90:11 [untranscribed source text 4033] hill); — Isa 40:4 והיה הֶעָקֹב לְמִישׁוֺר let the steep ground (Chronicles) become a plain (|| הָֽרְכָסִים). compare Eccl 6:20.