Words that come from Hebrew “עקב”

58 words across 26 languages descend from Hebrew עקב — including James, Jacob, Jameson, Jamestown, Seamus, yokel, Jamesian, dago.

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English (19)

French (3)

Latin (3)

Cebuano (3)

Polish (3)

Ancient Greek (2)

Irish (2)

Armenian (2)

Japanese (2)

Spanish (2)

German (2)

Slovak (1)

Danish (1)

Swedish (1)

Hebrew (1)

Russian (1)

Esperanto (1)

Arabic (1)

Chinese (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Italian (1)

Old Armenian (1)

Vietnamese (1)

Norman (1)

Middle English (1)

Late Latin (1)