Where does “يعقوب” come from?

يعقوب (Arabic) comes from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.

يعقوب (Arabic): (biblical) Jacob, Hebrew patriarch also known as Israel

Definitions

  1. (biblical) Jacob, Hebrew patriarch also known as Israel

Ancestry of “يعقوب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَعْقُوب—
2Classical SyriacܝܥܩܘܒJacob, James
3Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
4Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace

Words derived from “يعقوب”

Every word from Hebrew עקב →Every word from Hebrew יעקב →Every word from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ →