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

Preposition

עֵקֶב • ('ékev) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. following, because of, due to

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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 עִקְבוֹתָיו‎עִקְבוֹתֶיהָ‎עִקְבוֹתֵיהֶם‎עִקְבוֹתֵיהֶן‎

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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. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

References
  • “עקב‎” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.
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