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ʿāqar עָקַרAto uproot, Bto hamstring’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: עָקַר, עִקֵּר

ʿāqar v
A1) to pluck up, root up
 1a) (Qal) to pluck up, root up
 1b) (Niphal) to be plucked up
B1) to cut, hamstring
 1a) (Piel) to cut, hamstring

Mentioned in Genesis 49:6 Joshua 11:6, 11:9 2 Samuel 8:4 Zephaniah 2:4 Ecclesiastes 3:2 1 Chronicles 18:4

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