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עֵ֫קֶב

e.qevconsequenceHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine15 occurrences8 books15 verses

Definition

from H6117 in the sense of H6119; 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
Traditional renderings: × because, by, end, for, if, reward.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עֵ֫קֶב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Genesis 22:18עֵ֕קֶב · because
    And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
  2. Genesis 26:5עֵ֕קֶב · because
    …because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
  3. Numbers 14:24עֵ֣קֶב · But because
    But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
  4. Deuteronomy 7:12עֵ֣קֶב · If
    If 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.
  5. Deuteronomy 8:20עֵ֚קֶב
    Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.
  6. 2 Samuel 12:6עֵ֗קֶב · Because
    Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
  7. 2 Samuel 12:10עֵ֚קֶב · because
    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.’
  8. Psalm 19:11עֵ֣קֶב · reward
    By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
  9. Psalm 40:15עֵ֣קֶב
    May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
  10. Psalm 70:3עֵ֣קֶב
    May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
  11. Psalm 119:33עֵֽקֶב׃ · to the end
    Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
  12. Psalm 119:112עֵֽקֶב׃ · to the very end
    I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
  13. Proverbs 22:4עֵ֣קֶב · The rewards
    The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
  14. Isaiah 5:23עֵ֣קֶב · for
    …who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
  15. Amos 4:12עֵ֚קֶב · and since
    “Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!