Strong's H6118

עֵקֶב

Transliteration

ʻêqeb

Pronunciation

ay'-keb

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

KJV usage

[idiom] because, by, end, for, if, reward.

Derivation

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

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.