עקב

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Aramaic

Verb

עקב • (transliteration needed)

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

Hebrew

Root
ע־ק־ב (ʿ-q-b)

Etymology

Related to Arabic عاقب (“to guard, follow at the heel”).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

עֵקֶב • ('ékev)

  1. following, because of, due to

Noun

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

  1. heel
  2. trace

Declension

Declension of עָקֵב
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite עָקֵב first עֲקֵבִי עֲקֵבֵנוּ
definite הָעָקֵב second עֲקֵבְךָ עֲקֵבֵךְ עֲקֵבְכֶם עֲקֵבְכֶן
construct עֲקֵב־ third עֲקֵבוֹ עֲקֵבָהּ עֲקֵבָם עֲקֵבָן
plural indefinite עֲקֵבִים first עקביי / עֲקֵבַי עֲקֵבֵינוּ
definite הָעֲקֵבִים second עֲקֵבֶיךָ עקבייך / עֲקֵבַיִךְ עִקְבֵיכֶם עִקְבֵיכֶן
construct עִקְבֵי־ third עֲקֵבָיו עֲקֵבֶיהָ עִקְבֵיהֶם עִקְבֵיהֶן
plural indefinite עֲקֵבוֹת first עקבותיי / עִקְבוֹתַי עִקְבוֹתֵינוּ
definite הָעֲקֵבוֹת second עִקְבוֹתֶיךָ עקבותייך / עִקְבוֹתַיִךְ עִקְבוֹתֵיכֶם עִקְבוֹתֵיכֶן
construct עִקְבוֹת־ third עִקְבוֹתָיו עִקְבוֹתֶיהָ עִקְבוֹתָם עִקְבוֹתָן

Derived terms

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of עָקַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first עָקַבְתִּי עָקַבְנוּ
second עָקַבְתָּ עָקַבְתְּ עֲקַבְתֶּם1 עֲקַבְתֶּן1
third עָקַב עָקְבָה עָקְבוּ
present עוֹקֵב עוֹקֶבֶת עוֹקְבִים עוֹקְבוֹת
future first אעקוב / אֶעֱקֹב נעקוב / נַעֲקֹב
second תעקוב / תַּעֲקֹב תַּעַקְבִי תַּעַקְבוּ תעקובנה / תַּעֲקֹבְנָה2
third יעקוב / יַעֲקֹב תעקוב / תַּעֲקֹב יַעַקְבוּ תעקובנה / תַּעֲקֹבְנָה2
imperative עקוב / עֲקֹב עִקְבִי עִקְבוּ עקובנה / עֲקֹבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced עָקַבְתֶּם and עָקַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  1. ^ “Jacob”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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