עקב

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”).[1]

Pronunciation
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Preposition

עֵקֶב • ('ékev) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  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
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite עָקֵב first עֲקֵבִיעֲקֵבֵנוּ
definite הָעָקֵב second עֲקֵבְךָעֲקֵבֵךְעֲקֵבְכֶםעֲקֵבְכֶן
construct עֲקֵב־ third עֲקֵבוֹעֲקֵבָהּעֲקֵבָםעֲקֵבָן
pluralindefinite עֲקֵבִים first עקביי / עֲקֵבַיעֲקֵבֵינוּ
definite הָעֲקֵבִים second עֲקֵבֶיךָעקבייך / עֲקֵבַיִךְעִקְבֵיכֶםעִקְבֵיכֶן
construct עִקְבֵי־ third עֲקֵבָיועֲקֵבֶיהָעִקְבֵיהֶםעִקְבֵיהֶן
pluralindefinite עֲקֵבוֹת first עקבותיי / עִקְבוֹתַיעִקְבוֹתֵינוּ
definite הָעֲקֵבוֹת second עִקְבוֹתֶיךָעקבותייך / עִקְבוֹתַיִךְעִקְבוֹתֵיכֶםעִקְבוֹתֵיכֶן
construct עִקְבוֹת־ third עִקְבוֹתָיועִקְבוֹתֶיהָעִקְבוֹתָםעִקְבוֹתָן

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
  • to-infinitive: לעקוב / לַעֲקֹב
  • action noun: עֲקִיבָה
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first עָקַבְתִּיעָקַבְנוּ
second עָקַבְתָּעָקַבְתְּעֲקַבְתֶּם1עֲקַבְתֶּן1
third עָקַבעָקְבָהעָקְבוּ
present עוֹקֵבעוֹקֶבֶתעוֹקְבִיםעוֹקְבוֹת
future first אעקוב / אֶעֱקֹבנעקוב / נַעֲקֹב
second תעקוב / תַּעֲקֹבתַּעַקְבִיתַּעַקְבוּתעקובנה / תַּעֲקֹבְנָה2
third יעקוב / יַעֲקֹבתעקוב / תַּעֲקֹביַעַקְבוּתעקובנה / תַּעֲקֹבְנָה2
imperative עקוב / עֲקֹבעִקְבִיעִקְבוּעקובנה / 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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