H6131B
עִקֵּר
to hamstring
1) to cut, hamstring 1a) (Piel) to cut, hamstring
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
[עָקַר] verb denominative pluck or root up —
Qal Infinitive construct לַעֲקוֺר with accusative Eccl 3:2 (opposed to נָטַע). Niph`al Imperfect 3 feminine singular עֶקְרוֺן תֵּעָקֵר Zeph 2:4 (word-play).
עִקֵּר verbPi`eldenom (from עֵקַר or other like word = (root-sinew), hamstring; — hamstring horses (on Arabic funeral usage, with camel and horse see WeHeid. 2, 181): Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ע Josh 11:9, Imperfect 3 masculine singularוַיְעַקֵּר 2Sam 8:4 = 1Chr 18:4, 2 masculine singularתְּעַקֵּר Josh 11:6 all with accusative; Perfect 3 masculine plural עִקְּרוּ שׁוֺר Gen 49:6they hamstrung an ox.
4 occurrences
Joshua (2), II Samuel (1), I Chronicles (1)