עקב

Aramaic

Verb

עקב • (transliteration needed)

  1. to search, to investigate
  2. to trip (literally "to hold by the heel")

Hebrew

Root
ע־ק־ב (ʿ-q-b)

Etymology

Related to Arabic عاقب (to guard, follow at the heel).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Preposition

עֵקֶב • ('ékev) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. following, because of, due to

Noun

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  1. heel
  2. trace

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Verb

עָקַב • ('akáv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to follow, tail, track, trace
  2. to watch, observe
  3. to pay attention

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  1. Jacob”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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