עֵקֶב
ʿēqeb
consequence
Strong's H6118NounHebrewTWOT 1676e

עֵקֶב (ʿēqeb) is a Hebrew noun meaning consequence. It appears 15 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6118).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1676e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1676e)consequence, as a consequence of, because, reward, end; heel, last, result, compensation, on account of; by, for, if
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עֵ֫קֶב noun, masculine: consequence, as a consequence of, because, reward, end

consequence, usually as adverb, as a consequence of, because (that), also reward, end

Strong's H6118 עֵקֶב: 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:× because, by, end, for, if, reward.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1676: עָקַב ʿāqab — follow at the heel, assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach; attack at the heel, hold back; seize by the heel, restrain; take by the heel, stay, supplant

See it in Scripture

Genesis 22:18Numbers 14:24Deuteronomy 7:12

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