עקב

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Aramaic[edit]

Verb[edit]

עקב (transliteration needed)

  1. to search, to investigate
  2. to trip (literally "to hold by the heel")

Hebrew[edit]

Root
ע־ק־ב (ʿ-q-b)

Etymology[edit]

Related to Arabic عاقب (to guard, follow at the heel).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Preposition[edit]

עֵקֶב ('ékev) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. following, because of, due to

Noun[edit]

עָקֵב ('akévm (plural indefinite עֲקֵבִים or עֲקֵבוֹת, singular construct עֲקֵב־, plural construct עִקְבֵי־ or עִקְבוֹת־)

  1. heel
  2. trace

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

עָקַב ('akáv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to follow, tail, track, trace
  2. to watch, observe
  3. to pay attention

Conjugation[edit]

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