Word Study · Strong's H6118 · Hebrew
עֵקֶב
eqeb
ay'-keb
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻêqeb
“a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] because, by, end, for, if, reward.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- עֵ֣קֶב7
- עֵ֚קֶב3
- עֵ֕קֶב2
- עֵֽקֶב׃2
- עֵ֗קֶב1
How it is rendered · 3
- consequence9
- [the] consequence of4
- end2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)8
- noun · masculine singular7
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 8
- HNcmsa · 7
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms5 of 15 · 33%
- Genesis2 of 15 · 13%
- Deuteronomy2 of 15 · 13%
- 2 Samuel2 of 15 · 13%
- Numbers1 of 15 · 7%
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 22:18עֵ֕קֶבʾekevnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”here: consequence
- Genesis 26:5עֵ֕קֶבʾekevnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”here: consequence
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 7:12עֵ֣קֶבʾekevnoun · masculine singularIf you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.here: consequence
- Deuteronomy 8:20עֵ֚קֶבʾekevnoun · masculine singularLike the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.here: consequence
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 12:6עֵ֗קֶבʾekevnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”here: consequence
- 2 Samuel 12:10עֵ֚קֶבʾekevnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’here: consequence
Psalms5 occurrences
- Psalms 19:11עֵ֣קֶבʾekevnoun · masculine singularBy them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.here: consequence
- Psalms 40:15עֵ֣קֶבʾekevnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.here: [the] consequence of
- Psalms 70:3עֵ֣קֶבʾekevnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.here: [the] consequence of
- Psalms 119:33עֵֽקֶב׃ʾekevnoun · masculine singularTeach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.here: end
- Psalms 119:112עֵֽקֶב׃ʾekevnoun · masculine singularI have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.here: end