עָקֵב

ʻâqêb · Hebrew · Strong's H6119 · 13 occurrences

The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “heel”

What it means

a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)

or (feminine) עִקְּבָה; from H6117 (עָקַב);

How the KJV renders it

heel, horsehoof, last, lier in wait, footstep

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“heel”

also renders ptérna (G4418), ʻâqêb (H6120)

“last”

also renders éschatos (G2078), hýsteron (G5305)

Where it appears

13 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

Genesis 3:15 HNcmsaGenesis 25:26 HR/NcmscGenesis 49:17 HNcmpcGenesis 49:19 HNcmsaJudges 5:22 HNcmpcJeremiah 13:22 HNcmpc/Sp2fsJob 18:9 HR/NcmsaJoshua 8:13 HNcmsc/Sp3msPsalm 41:9 HNcmsaPsalm 56:6 HNcmpc/Sp1csPsalm 77:19 HC/Ncmpc/Sp2msPsalm 89:51 HNcmpcSong of Solomon 1:8 HR/Ncmpc

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.