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]

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

Verb

עָקַב • ('akáv) (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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