Where does “Jekab” come from?

Jekab (Marshallese) comes from English Jacob, from Middle English Iacob, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

Jekab (Marshallese): Jacob

Definitions

  1. Jacob

Ancestry of “Jekab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJacobA breed of multihorned sheep
2Middle EnglishIacobJacob biblical figure
3LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
4Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
5Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
6HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
7Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב →Every word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ →