יעקב
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See also: יעקבֿ
Hebrew[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From עקב (“heel”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ja.(ʔ)a.ˈkov/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ja.ʕă.ˈqov/
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Proper noun[edit]
יַעֲקֹב • (ya'akóv) m
- Jacob (Biblical personality)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob
Descendants[edit]
- → 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
- ⇒ Yiddish: יעקבֿ (yankev), קאָפּל (kopl), יאַנקל (yankl)
Verb[edit]
יַעֲקֹב • (yaʿaqóv)