הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵב
To be (causatively make ) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride) · a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track ; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
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גָּדַל H1431 to be (causatively make ) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
עָקֵב H6119 a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track ; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
What does הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵב (higdil alay aqev) mean in the Bible?
גָּדַל · עָקֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "to make the heel great against, act treacherously or strike from behind".
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