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Brown–Driver–Briggs: עָקַב

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עָקַב

ʿāqab

follow at the heel

עָקַב vb. follow at the heel, fig. assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach (denom.)

Qal he attacked his brother at the heel

Pi. dub.; poss. attack at the heel, hence fig. hold back

Brown–Driver–Briggs — CC-BY-4.0

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) Hebrew Lexicon, openscriptures/HebrewLexicon, CC BY 4.0. Curated by Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project.