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

Etymology

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

Where the KJV renders it

• because
• by
• end
• for
• if
• reward

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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