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This is what the Hebrew word 'akov (עקוב) means.

It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עָקֹב
'akov
adjective

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for 'akov.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לשון המקראעקום
    כָּל-גֶּיא יִנָּשֵׂא וְכָל-הַר וְגִבְעָה יִשְׁפָּלוּ וְהָיָה הֶעָקֹב לְמִישׁוֹר וְהָרְכָסִים לְבִקְעָה

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word 'akov is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
עָקֹב
Written without vowel points
עקוב
Said
'akov
Root
ע־ק־ב
Pattern
קָטֹל
Gematria
178

These words mean nearly the same as 'akov.

  • עקום

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These words mean the opposite of 'akov.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with 'akov.

The word 'akov comes from the root ע־ק־ב, like these words.

These words come before and after 'akov in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word 'akov.

What is a synonym for 'akov (⁨עקוב⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as 'akov (⁨עקוב⁩) are ⁨עקום⁩.

What is the opposite of 'akov (⁨עקוב⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of 'akov (⁨עקוב⁩) are ⁨מישור⁩ and ⁨ישר⁩.

What rhymes with 'akov (⁨עקוב⁩)?

Words that rhyme with 'akov (⁨עקוב⁩) include ⁨טוב⁩, ⁨צהוב⁩, ⁨רוב⁩, ⁨יעקוב⁩, ⁨דוב⁩, and ⁨קרוב⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עקב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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