Jacob

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

Jacob

Jacques

Israël

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Jame

Jacot

Jacquet

Jacquine

Jacquot

Jakou

François Jacob

Jacques Ier de Bade

l’Israël

Gemme

Jaime

Gemmes

Synonymes

James

Jake

Francois Jacob

Jim

Jimmy

State of Israel

Jack

Israel

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Traductions

Jakob

Jakob

Jacobo

Giacomo

Jacó

Giacobbe

Jacob

يعقوب

Jacob

Yakup

Jaap

Jacopo

Jaime

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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.