Strong's Hebrew · H6118
עֵקֶב
ʻêqeb · ay'-keb
Definitiona 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
Derivationfrom H6117 (עָקַב) in the sense of H6119 (עָקֵב);
KJV usage[idiom] because, by, end, for, if, reward.
Occurrences15 in the KJV · 15 verses
עֵקֶב in Scripture
Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis 26:5
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Numbers 14:24
But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
Deuteronomy 7:12
Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
Deuteronomy 8:20
As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.
2 Samuel 12:6
And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
2 Samuel 12:10
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Psalms 19:11
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Psalms 40:15
Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
Psalms 70:3
Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
Psalms 119:33
Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
Psalms 119:112
I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
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