יעקבֿ

See also: יעקב

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, with a vestige of the pharyngeal ayin realized as a velar nasal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaŋkəv/

Proper noun

יעקבֿ • (yankev) m

1. Jacob (Biblical character)
2. a male given name: Jacob, Yankev
3. (figuratively) Israel (the Jewish people)