Strong's Definition
to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: dig down, hough, pluck up, root up.
TWOT Reference: 1681,1682
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to pluck up, root up
1a) (Qal) to pluck up, root up
1b) (Niphal) to be plucked up
2) to cut, hamstring
2a) (Piel) to cut, hamstring
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָקַר
‛âqar
BDB Definition:
1) to pluck up, root up
1a) (Qal) to pluck up, root up
1b) (Niphal) to be plucked up
2) to cut, hamstring
2a) (Piel) to cut, hamstring
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1681, 1682
Total KJV Occurrences: 8