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Where does “יעקב” come from?

יעקב (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.

יעקב (Hebrew): defective spelling of יעקוב

Definitions

  1. defective spelling of יעקוב

Ancestry of “יעקב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace

Words derived from “יעקב”

  • 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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