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H6118HebrewAudio pronunciation coming soon
עֵקֶב
ʻêqeb(ay'-keb)

a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e. compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of

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Definition

From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)

Strong’s Definition

a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e. compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of

Translated in KJV as

[idiom] becausebyendforifreward.

Etymology

from H6117 (עָקַב) in the sense of H6119 (עָקֵב);

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