how to say “consistent” in Hebrew
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עִקְבִי
Perhaps you know the Hebrew word for heel, as in the back of your foot: עֵקֶב (EH-kev). It’s the root of the name Jacob – יַעֲקֹב (yah-ah-KOHV), who, according to the Biblical story, was born holding onto the עקב of his twin brother, Esau – עֵשָׂו (eh-SAHV).
To follow someone is לַעֲקוֹב אַחֲרֵי מִישֶׁהו (lah-ah-KOHV ah-khah-REH-ee MEE-sheh-hoo), evoking the image of following footsteps or heel-prints.
Using the same imagery, Hebrew calls someone or something consistent – that is, behaving in a reliable, predictable manner or taking steady footsteps – עִקְבִי (eek-VEE) in the masculine and עִקְבִית (eek-VEET) in the feminine.
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