KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: The back part of the foot. Sense 2: Figuratively, the rear or a vulnerable point.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 3:15
Complete exact-word concordance
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
And I will put enmitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seed and her seed: it shal bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.
And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
And after that came his brother out, and his hand tooke holde on Esaus heele; and his name was called Iacob: and Isaac was threescore yeres old, when shee bare them.
1611 marginal noteOse. 12.3.
The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
The grinne shall take him by the heele, and the robber shall preuaile against him.
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Yea mine owne familiar friend in whom I trusted, which did eate of my bread, hath lift vp his heele against me.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the man of my peace.
1611 marginal noteHeb. magnified.
1611 marginal noteIoh.13.18
¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
¶ Hee tooke his brother by the heele in the wombe, and by his strength he had power with God.
1611 marginal noteHeb. was a prince, or behaued himselfe princely
1611 marginal noteGene.25.26.
1611 marginal noteGen.32.24.
¶ I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
¶ I speake not of you all, I know whom I haue chosen: but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with mee, hath lift vp his heele against me.
1611 marginal notePsal. 41.10.
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