עָקוֹב, (עָקַב) [crooked, tricky,] aḳob, a thing believed to prevent (or absorb) rain. Snh. 108ᵇ יש לנו … ע׳ שמו Ar. (ed. ועקב) we have something, its name is ʿa.; Yalk. Job 906 ועקב; v. עָקוֹשׁ. Cmp. אִלִּיתָא.