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Where does “יַעֲקֹב” come from?

יַעֲקֹב (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

יַעֲקֹב (Hebrew): Jacob

Definitions

  1. Jacob

Ancestry of “יַעֲקֹב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “יַעֲקֹב”

  • James
  • Jacob
  • Jameson
  • Jamestown
  • Seamus
  • yokel
  • Jamesian
  • dago
  • diego
  • Jamesonian
  • Semaj
  • yokelish
  • Santiago
  • Jacobson
  • Jacqueline
  • jamesite
  • jacquerie
  • Jaycob
  • Diego
  • Sanctus Iacobus
  • Iacob
  • Iacobus
  • Diego
  • Santiago
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