To supplant means to take the place of someone. The mental image of "heel catcher" is someone behind you, trying to slow you down so he can take your place.
SUPPLANTER : one who replaces another in a position or role Pronounced "suh-PLANT-ur".
The name Jake is short for Jacob, a Hebrew word meaning supplanter or "held by the heel." As a noun Jake is a slang word that refers to a dangerous potion of methylated spirits made by hobos during the Depression. As an adjective, Jake is a slang word meaning excellent, extremely satisfactory or pleasant. -------
a supplanter is one who takes the place or moves into the position of another. Read the story of Issac's sons, Jacob and Esau. Jacob was known as the supplanter for what he perpetrated on Esau.
It means someone or something was holding on to your heel and keeping you from moving forward.
In Aramaic, it is Yeqob. It means, "Heel".
One Seizing the Heel; a 'supplanter'. i.e. one who disposses and takes the the place of another, especially y underhand means.
He who supplants OR The Supplanter He who supplants ORThe Supplanter
Jacobus is the Latin form of Jacob, and is still used in the Netherlands today. Jacob means 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'.
Jamie - of Spanish origin meaning to supplant or the supplanter
The Supplanter
In the Old Testament, Jacob (later called Israel) is the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter".
The name Jacob has Hebrew origins, meaning "supplanter" or "heel grabber." It is derived from the Latin name Iacobus, which is a variant of the biblical name Jacob.
A Hebrew supplanter.
The name Jacob is of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter" or "holder of the heel". It is a name that has biblical roots and is associated with characters from the Old Testament.
Genesis 25:25-27 (New King James Version - NKJV)25 And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. 27 So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents.Jacob means literally - "heel catcher" or "supplanter". God later changed his name to Israel, which means - "he will rule as God". - Genesis 32:28ya'akov (יעקב) means "he will follow"When Rebekah gave birth to her two sons, Esau emerged first and Jacob followed taking hold of his brothers heel (Genesis 25:26). He was called Jacob which means 'supplanter.' The name Jacob may either mean 'He who grasps at the heel (of another) or 'He (the Lord) is at his heels (is his protector).'
The name James means "supplanter."
Jacob derives from the Hebrew name Yakov, meaning "supplanter"