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ʿāqav עָקַב ‘to assail’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

ʿāqav v
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

Mentioned in Genesis 27:36 Jeremiah 9:3 Hosea 12:4 Job 37:4

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