English Explanatory Dictionary

Akiva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph (Rabbi Akiva), a major figure in Jewish history, a tanna of the late first century and early second century who contributed to the Mishnah and Midrash Halakha

Word forms

Akiva Akiba

Etymology

From Hebrew יַעֲקֹב.

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