Strong H61312 sensesעָקַר

to hamstring · to uproot

Transliteration
‛âqar
Pronunciation
aw-kar'

The 2 senses of Strong H6131

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H6131 appears in 7 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to hamstringעִקֵּרH6131Bto cut, hamstring5 verses · 4 books
  2. to uprootH6131Apluck up2 verses · Ecclesiastes, Zephaniah

General definition

A primitive root; to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically to hamstring; figuratively to exterminate: - dig {down} {hough} pluck {up} root up.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • houghed3
  • digged1
  • pluck1
  • root1
  • thou1

First verses

  1. Genesis 49:6
    O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
  2. Joshua 11:6
    And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
  3. Joshua 11:9
    And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
  4. 2 Samuel 8:4
    And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
  5. 1 Chronicles 18:4
    And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
  6. Ecclesiastes 3:2
    A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
  7. Zephaniah 2:4
    For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.