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Yaakov

US/ˈjaː.koʊv/

Yaakov proper noun: the son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.

Proper noun

Yaakov

  1. (Judaism) The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
    • In contrast, Yaakov is associated with the month of Elul, a month characterized by contemplation, in which we, Yaakov’s children, consider our own needed transformation.2019 September 10, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2021
    Synonyms:
    Jacob

Synonyms of Yaakov

Origin of Yaakov

From Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic verb "to heel" (with various meanings), in turn from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel of the foot”). Doublet of Jacob and James.

Questions about Yaakov

What does Yaakov mean?
Yaakov means the son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
What part of speech is Yaakov?
Yaakov is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yaakov?
Yaakov is pronounced /ˈjaː.koʊv/ (US).

Words near Yaakov in the dictionary

  1. yaa
  2. yaa-boo
  3. yaaas
  4. yaaay
  5. Yaacov
  6. Yaakov
  7. Yaaku
  8. Yaan
  9. Yaapeet
  10. yaar
  11. yaara

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