Eikev Meaning: The Hebrew Word עֵקֶב Explained

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עֵקֶב

eikev

Everyday Hebrew

Formsעֲקֵבִים

MeaningThe back part of your foot, below the ankle.

HistoryThis word is very old and appears in the Bible. It comes from a root that means "to follow" or "to be at the end of something", because the heel is at the end of the foot.

Example

I have a pain in my heel.

An illustration of a bare human foot, seen from behind, with a light peach heel on a grey stone path next to a blue bench.