Where does “یعقوب” come from?

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

یعقوب (Urdu): Yaqub, Jacob

Definitions

  1. Yaqub, Jacob

Ancestry of “یعقوب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَعْقُوب—
2Classical SyriacܝܥܩܘܒJacob, James
3Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
4Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace
Every word from Hebrew עקב →Every word from Hebrew יעקב →Every word from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ →