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עָקֵב

ʻâqêb · aw-kabe'Hebrew · H6119

Derivation

or (feminine) עִקְּבָה; from H6117 (עָקַב);

Meaning

a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)

In the King James Version

heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120 (עָקֵב)), (foot-) step.

Translated as

footsteps (3), heel (2), heels (2), wait (1), horsehoofs (1), steps (1)

Where it appears

Found in 10 verses

Genesis
25:26, 49:17
Joshua
8:13
Judges
5:22
Job
18:9
Psalms
56:6, 77:19, 89:51
Song of Solomon
1:8
Jeremiah
13:22

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