עָקֵב (ʿāqēb) is a Hebrew noun meaning heel. It appears 13 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6119).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1676a)

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

• יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb — Jacob
• עֵקֶב ʿēqeb — consequence
• עָקַב ʿāqab — follow at the heel
• עָקֹב ʿāqōb — steep
• עׇקְבָה ʿoqbâ — insidiousness
• עָקֵב ʿāqēb — overreacher

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