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Strong's #6117 - עָקַב
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1) to supplant, circumvent, take by the heel, follow at the heel, assail insidiously, overreach
1a) (Qal) to supplant, overreach, attack at the heel
1b) (Piel) to hold back
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2571) bqo (אהקב AhQB) AC: Restrain CO: Heel AB: ?: The restraining of the heel when taking a step forward. [from: ko]
V) bqo (אהקב AhQB) - Restrain: To hold back. KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Piel) supplant, heel, stay - Strongs: H6117 (עָקַב)
Nm) bqo (אהקב AhQB) - I. Heel:What is restrained when taking a step forward. II. Because:In the sense of being on the heel of something else. KJV (29): heel, footstep, horsehoof, at last, step, liers, because, reward, end, by, for, if - Strongs: H6118 (עֵקֶב), H6119 (עִקְּבָה), H6120 (עָקֵב)
Nf1) ebqo (אהקבה AhQBH) - Subtlety: As appearing to be hidden in the sense of restraint. KJV (1): subtilty - Strongs: H6122 (עָקְבָה)
cm) bfqo (אהקוב AhQWB) - Crooked: From the angle of the ankle. KJV (3): crooked, deceitful, polluted - Strongs: H6121 (עָקֹב)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
follow (at the heel), succeed, III. bring consequence on, i.e. punish, Qor 22:59; IV. make to follow, i.e. reward or punish, 
end, final lot 6:11 reward 6:136 
hold back (rare), follow, Pa`el investigate, search out: Ethiopic 
is keep, guard); — Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular Hosea 12:4 בַּבֶּטֶן עָקַב אֶתאָֿחִיו he attacked his brother at the heel (compare Genesis 25:26 below עָקֵב); Imperfect 3 masculine singular Genesis 27:36 הֲכִי קָרָא שְׁמוֺ יַעֲקֹב וַיַּעְקְבֵנִיזֶה פַעֲמַיִם and he hath overreached me now twice; + Infinitive abs Jeremiah 9:3 בָּלאָֿח עָקוֺב יַעֲקֹב surely overreacheth ("" רָכִיל יַהֲלֹח). [ᵐ5 πτερνίζω, to attack with the heel; but this dubious In 'supplant,' also, the figurative is a different one.]
Pi`el Job 37:4 וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם dubious; poss attack at the heel (compare זִנֵּב), hence figurative hold back; more probably read וְלֹאיְעַכְּבֵם holdeth them not back (that is בְּרָקָיו his lightnings), when his voice is heard from עִכֵּב to hold back (common in Late Hebrew; ᵑ7עַכֵּב).
עָקַב fut. יַעֲקֹב
(1) i.q. عقب to be behind, to come from behind, hence עָקִב heel. (So it is commonly taken; but it is worth while for etymologists to inquire, whether the primary idea be not that of being elevated, like a mound, arched vault, heap, so that it may be kindred to the roots גָּבַב, קָבַב. Hence עָקֹב عَقَبَةُ an ascent, and עָקֵב heel, so called from the form; from the heel may be taken the other ideas of hindmost, last, etc.).
(2) denom. from עָקֵב to take hold of any one’s heel. Hosea 12:4, בַּבֶּטֶן עָקַב אֶת־מָחִיו “in the womb he took his brother by the heel,” compare אָחַז בְּעָקֵב Genesis 25:26. Especially to throw any one down, to trip one up. Hence
(3) to supplant, to circumvent, to defraud, Genesis 27:36; Jeremiah 9:3.
Piel, to hold back, to retard, Job 37:4.
Derivatives, עָקֵב-עָקְבָה, and the pr.n. יַעֲקֹב, יַעֲקֹבָה, עַקּוּב.
