Yaakov
Meanings
name
- The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”). Doublet of Jacob and James.
Synonyms
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