Summary
The root ʿ-q-b joins the heel (العَقِب) to posterity (العَقِب = descendants, those who come at one's heel) and consequence (العاقبة). It underlies the name Jacob (يعقوب, the heel-grasper). The Troy dossier's node ط-٢ reads Ἑκάβη (Hecuba) on this root — grade ج — as "mother of the ʿaqib": the queen whose entire epic function is to bear the dynasty's offspring and witness its extermination. (المصدر: raw/greek/طروادة_عقد_جذور.md)
Attested Forms
| Language | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʿaqib | heel; offspring |
| Arabic | ʿāqiba(t) | consequence, end |
| Hebrew | ʿāqēb / Yaʿaqōb | heel / Jacob |
| Greek (proposed) | Ἑκάβη | Hecuba (grade ج) |
Sound Changes
- ʿ → Greek rough breathing / initial Ἑ- (regular laryngeal outcome)
- q → k (standard)
- b preserved — the full ʿ-q-b skeleton survives in Ἑκάβη (المصدر: raw/greek/طروادة_عقد_جذور.md)
Entities Using This Root
- Hecuba — أم العَقِب; in Euripides the grandmother whose grandson (Astyanax, her ʿaqib's ʿaqib) is thrown from the wall
- Achilles — cross-root anchor: his death through the heel (عَقِب), the spot where the hobble (عِقال) sits
Semantic Evolution
Body part (heel) → what follows at the heel (offspring, succession) → what follows an act (consequence, عاقبة). The dossier's upgrade plan flags a future structural node on ع-ق-ب/ع-ق-ل across the two epics and the Jacob cycle. (المصدر: raw/greek/طروادة_عقد_جذور.md)