Quick Definition
heel
Strong's Definition
a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
Derivation: or (feminine) עִקְּבָה; from H6117 (עָקַב);
KJV Usage: heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120 (עָקֵב)), (foot-) step.
TWOT Reference: 1676a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עָקֵב (a.qev) — heel. 1) heel, rear, footprint, hinder part, hoof, rear of a troop, footstep 1a) heel 1b) mark of heel, footprint 1c) hinder part, rear
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · עקב
heel, hoof = the back part of the foot of humans and animals below the ankle
Unfaithful | verb hif
Collocation: גדל עֵקֶב
to cheat?, to deceive?, to supplant?, to slander? meaning unsure; literally: to enlarge (one's) heel; hence, possibly: = action by which humans take advantage of other humans, often by bending the truth
| noun m pl
genitals literally: heels; hence: = euphemistic expression denoting the reproductive organs
Impact | noun m pl
footprint, track literally: heels; hence: = the impressions left by a foot or shoe on the ground
Act
footstep, behavior literally: heels; hence: = action by which humans put one foot before the other in order to move forward; ≈ used figuratively to denote someone's journey through life
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָקֵב n.m. heel, footprint, hinder-part base