Definition

a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)

Etymology

or (feminine) עִקְּבָה; from H6117 (עָקַב);

Where the KJV renders it

• heel
• (horse-) hoof
• last
• lier in wait (by mistake for H6120 (עָקֵב))
• (foot-) step

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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