עָקַבʻâqab/aw-kab'/
HebrewH61175 occurrences (KJV)
to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
KJV renders it: take by the heel, stay, supplant, [idiom] utterly.
Where it appears(showing the first 4 of 5)
- Gen 27:36He said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing.” He said, “Haven’t you reserved a blessing for me?”
- Job 37:4After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.
- Jer 9:4“Everyone beware of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.
- Hos 12:3In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.