Hebrew - English Dictionary
H6118 - By
| Strong's No.: | H6118 |
| Hebrew: | עֵקֶב |
| Transliteration: | ʻêqeb |
| Phonetic: | ay'-keb |
| Word Origin: | From H6117 in the sense of H6119 |
| Bible Usage: | X-(idiom) {because} {by} {end} {for} {if} reward. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a {heel} that {is} (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially for ever); also {result} that {is} compensation; and so (adverbially with preposition or relatively) on account of |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. consequence a. consequence b. consequence, gain, reward c. end adv 2. as a consequence, because, consequently conj 3. as a consequence of, that, because |
| Bible References:
By |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
because ( 7 )
By ( 1 )
end ( 2 )
for ( 1 )
if ( 1 )
reward ( 3 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.