עָקַר (ʿāqar) is a Hebrew verb meaning hamstring. It appears 7 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6131).

Also rendered

• pluck up
• to uproot

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1681)

Root family 1681: עָקַר ʿāqar — I, pluck or root up (Eccl 3:2; Zeph 2:4). Denominative verb

• עֵקֶר ʿēqer — offshoot

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