This is what the Hebrew word Ekev (עֵקֶב) means.
It is a conjunction, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עֵקֶב
ekev
conjunction
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ekev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בגלל. סיבה לדבר אחר.
וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקֹלִי
- 2סוף, אחרית, זמן ארוך. עד.
נָטִיתִי לִבִּי לַעֲשׂוֹת חֻקֶּיךָ לְעוֹלָם עֵקֶב
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ekev is a conjunction.
- Written with vowel points
- עֵקֶב
- Written without vowel points
- עקב
- Said
- ekev
- Root
- ע־ק־ב
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Gematria
- 172
These words mean nearly the same as Ekev.
- בעקבות
- מפני
- לפי
- בגללbecause
- חלף
- עבור
- תחת
- בשבילfor the sake of
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These words rhyme with Ekev.
The word Ekev comes from the root ע־ק־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Ekev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ekev.
What is a synonym for Ekev (עֵקֶב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ekev (עֵקֶב) are בעקבות, מפני, לפי, בגלל, חלף, and עבור.
What rhymes with Ekev (עֵקֶב)?
Words that rhyme with Ekev (עֵקֶב) include יקב and נקב.
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.