Yaakov

Yaakov

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”). Doublet of Jacob and James.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjaː.koʊv/, /ja.(ʔ)aˈkoʊv/

Proper noun

Yaakov

  1. (Judaism) The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
    Synonym: Jacob
    • 2019 September 10, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun‎[1], archived from the original on 16 January 2021:
      In contrast, Yaakov is associated with the month of Elul, a month characterized by contemplation, in which we, Yaakov’s children, consider our own needed transformation.

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