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ʿāqēv עָקֵב ‘heel’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāqav עָקַב ‘to assail’
Roots: עקב

ʿāqēv n, m
1) heel, rear, footprint, hinder part, hoof, rear of a troop, footstep
 1a) heel
 1b) mark of heel, footprint
 1c) hinder part, rear

Mentioned in Genesis 25:26, 49:17, 3:15, 49:19 Joshua 8:13 Judges 5:22 Jeremiah 13:22 Psalms 89:52, 41:10, 56:7, 77:20 Job 18:9 Song of Songs 1:8

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