Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6123 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָקַד |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | aqad |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `aqad (aw-kad') v. |
| Meaning: | 1. to tie with thongs |
| KJV Renderings: | bind. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. [עָקַד] verb bind (Late Hebrew id., bind bent limbs together; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4035] tie, tie fast; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4036] Syriac [untranscribed source text 4037] and especially [untranscribed source text 4038] bend, twist; ᵑ7 עֲקַד as Late Hebrew; also kneel, compare Christian Palestinian Aramaic, SchwIdioticon 71); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
