יעקב

See also: יעקבֿ

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• יַעֲקוֹב

Etymology

Root
ע־ק־ב (ʿ-q-b)
3 terms

From the imperfect of עָקַב, related to עָקֵב (heel).

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ja.ʕă.ˈqoːv/ [jaː.ʕa.ˈqoːv]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ja.ʕə.ˈqøv/ [jæː.ʕæ.ˈqøːv], [jæː.ʕæ.ˈqeːv]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ja.(ʔ)a.ˈkov/, /ˈja.(ʔ)a.kov/

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Proper noun

יַעֲקֹב • (ya'akóv) m

1. (biblical) Jacob
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Ancient Greek: Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) (see there for further descendants)
• → Arabic: يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb) (see there for further descendants)
• → Classical Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ
  • → Malayalam: യാക്കോബ് (yākkōbŭ), ചാക്കോ (cākkō)
• ⇒ Yiddish: יעקבֿ (yankev), קאָפּל (kopl), יאַנקל (yankl)

Verb

יַעֲקֹב • (ya'akóv)

1. defective spelling of יעקוב

References

• H3290 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible