Strong's Definition
to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: dig down, hough, pluck up, root up.
TWOT Reference: 1681,1682
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
עָקַר (a.qar) — to uproot. 1) to pluck up, root up 1a) (Qal) to pluck up, root up 1b) (Niphal) to be plucked up Aramaic equivalent: a.qar (עֲקַר "be uprooted" H6132)
עִקֵּר (iq.qer) — to hamstring. 1) to cut, hamstring 1a) (Piel) to cut, hamstring
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · עָקָר · עֵקֶר
Detach | verb qal
to uproot = causative action by which a plant, tree, or a body part is completely removed from its place, including the part that is under the surface
Non-Exist | verb nif
to be uprooted, to be destroyed exact meaning unsure; literally: to be uprooted; hence: = causative action by which a town is completely destroyed ◄ compared to a plant or tree that is uprooted
1 DAN 7:8 MT-K אתעקרו | MT-Q אֶתְעֲקַרָה 2 ZEP 2:4 Please note the wordplay between the root עקר and the name of the town עֶקְרֹון "Ekron"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[עָקַר] vb. denom. pluck or root up Qal Ec 3:2
Niph. Zp 2:4
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עִקֵּר vb. Pi. denom. hamstring horses base