Jacob

Significat (Anglès)

Name

1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. (Mormonism) A male given name from Hebrew.

Noun

1. A breed of multihorned sheep.
2. (UK, obsolete, slang) A ladder.

Conceptes

Jacob

Jaume

Israel

🇮🇱

Xaume

Sinònims

James

Jake

Francois Jacob

Jim

Jimmy

State of Israel

Jack

Israel

🇮🇱

Traduccions

Jakob

Jacob

Jakob

Jacques

Giacomo

Jacobo

Jacó

Giacobbe

Jacob

Jacob

يعقوب

Yakup

Jaap

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: Iacob

In summary

From Middle English Iacob, from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”). Doublet of James.