14 occurrences in 11 translations

'Heels' in the Bible

Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

Verse ConceptsBitingSerpentsSnakesHeelsPeople TumblingThings Like SnakesSnakebitesFalling Backwards

Gad will be attacked by raiders,but he will attack their heels.

Verse ConceptsNations Attacking IsraelOvercoming

And Barak summoned Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali to Kedesh; and ten thousand men went up at his heels; and Deb'orah went up with him.

Verse ConceptsFighting TogetherTens Of Thousands

The princes of Issachar were with Deborah;Issachar was with Barak.They set out at his heels in the valley.There was great searching of heartamong the clans of Reuben.

Verse ConceptsPrincesRank

The rest turned and ran toward the wilderness, heading toward the cliff of Rimmon. But the Israelites caught five thousand of them on the main roads. They stayed right on their heels all the way to Gidom and struck down two thousand more.

Verse ConceptsTwo ThousandFive ThousandOvertaking

The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

Verse ConceptsKilling Named Individuals

The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

Verse ConceptsPaths Of BelieversGod Seeing All PeoplePathsfootprints

"He is petrified by terror that surrounds him on all sides; they chase at his heels.

Verse ConceptsSuperstitionFear Is Dueharassment

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceFreed From FearBad Daysvulnerability

And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual HarlotryWhy Does This Happen?Changing Yourselfgreatness

then the sword you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine you are worried about will follow on your heels there to Egypt, and you will die there.

Verse ConceptsOvertakingKilled With The SwordFamine ComingFamine Will ComeAnxiety And FearFear And Worry

But he will gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians will follow at his heels.

Verse ConceptsEthiopiaGoldSilverAmassing SilverGold TransferredPeople Following People

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עקב 
`aqab 
supplant , take by the heel , stay, utterly
Usage: 5

עקּבה עקב 
`aqeb 
heel , footsteps , horsehoofs , at the last , steps , liers in wait
Usage: 14

שׁרשׁ 
Sheresh 
Usage: 33

πτέρνα 
Pterna 
Usage: 0

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