עָקֵב (ʿāqēb) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning overreacher. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6120).
Also rendered
supplanting
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1676b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1676b)overreacher; lier in wait; heel
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עָקֵבadjective, verbal: overreacher
Strong's H6120עָקֵב: a lier in wait KJV:heel (by mistake for H6119).
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: עָקַבʿāqab — 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