Strong H6131H6131Aעָקַר
to uproot
One of the 2 senses of Strong H6131
- Transliteration
- ‛âqar
- Pronunciation
- aw-kar'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
STEP sense: to uproot
Exact lexical definition: pluck up
Part of speech: verb
BDB context: [ עָקַר ] vb. denom . pluck or root up Qal Ec 3:2 Niph . Zp 2:4
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
Strong H6131A appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pluck1
- root1
First verses
- Ecclesiastes 3:2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
- Zephaniah 2:4For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.