עָקַב (ʿāqab) is a Hebrew verb meaning follow at the heel. It appears 5 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6117).

Also rendered

• to assail

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1676)

Root family 1676: עָקַב ʿāqab — take by the heel, supplant. Denominative verb

• יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb — Jacob
• עֵקֶב ʿēqeb — consequence
• עָקֵב ʿāqēb — heel
• עָקֹב ʿāqōb — steep
• עׇקְבָה ʿoqbâ — insidiousness
• עָקֵב ʿāqēb — overreacher

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