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Etymology
From LL. Iacobus < AGr. polytonic|Ἰάκωβος < Hebr. יעקב (ya'aqov, heel-grabber) < עקב (‘akev, heel of the foot). Cognate of James of the New Testament.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈdʒeɪkəb/, SAMPA|/"dZeIk@b/
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- biblical One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
- given name|male|| .
Quotations
1611 — w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Genesis|Genesis 25:27
:And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Synonyms
italbrac|father of the Israelites: Israel
Related terms
James and its variants
Jake, Jay, Jacques
feminine: Jacqueline
Translations
trans-top|one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca
Chinese (Mandarin): é›…å„ (YÇŽgè)
Czech: Jakub#Czech|Jakub
Danish: Jakob
Dutch: Jakob
Faroese: Jákup
Finnish: Jaakob
French: Jacob
German: Jakob
Greek: Ιακώβ (Iakóv)
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Hebrew: יעקב (Ya'akov)
Italian: Giacobbe
Latin: Jacobus
Maltese: Ä akob
Polish: Jakub
Russian: Иаков|ИаÌков (Iákov)<!--variants:Яков|ЯÌков (Jákov), Яковка (Jákovka), Яша (Jáša), Яшка (Jáška), Джейкоб|ДжеÌйкоб (Džéjkob)-->
Scottish Gaelic: Hamish
Spanish: #Spanish|Jacob
Swedish: Jakob
Vietnamese: Giacôbê
Ukrainian: Яків
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trans-top|male given name (the standard form) <!--PLEASE DON'T ADD PET FORMS-->
Breton: Jakez <!--add to the main article: Jakezig, Jakou, Kou, Kouig, Jagu, Jegu, Iagu-->
Catalan: Jaume
Danish: Jacob#Danish|Jacob
Finnish: Jaakko
French: Jacques
Frisian: Japik
Gaelic: Seumas, voc. Sheumais
Galician: Xaime
German: Jakob
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Irish: Séamus
Norwegian: Jakob
Portuguese: Jaime<!--variants:Jacó, Iago, Thiago, Tiago-->
Swedish: Jakob
Ukrainian: Яків
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Category:Biblical characters
Danish
Alternative spellings
Jakob
Proper noun
Jacob
- given name|male||da:, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Related terms
Ib, Jeppe, Jim, Jimmi, Jimmy
Dutch
Proper noun
Jacob
- given name|male||nl:, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Related terms
Jaap, Japie, Co, Coos, Cobus, Ko, Koos, Koosje, Kobus, Jeep, Japik, Kobbe, Sjimmie, Jim, Jimmy
German
Alternative spellings
Jakob
Proper noun
Jacob
- given name|male||de:, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Related terms
Jakobchen, Köb, Köbes, Koeeb, Jäggi, Joggi
Norwegian
Proper noun
Jacob
- given name|male||no:, a spelling variant of Jakob.
Spanish
Proper noun
Jacob
- #English|Jacob (Biblical character)
Quotations
1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 25:27''
:Y crecieron los niños, y Esaú fué diestro en la caza, hombre del campo: Jacob empero era varón quieto, que habitaba en tiendas.
Related terms
Diego, Santiago, Iago, Diago, Tiago, Yago, Joscia
Category:es:Biblical characters
Swedish
Proper noun
Jacob
- given name|male||sv:, a spelling variant of Jakob.
fr:Jacob
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