Jacob

== English == === Etymology === 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, Yaakov, and Yakub. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/ === Proper noun === Jacob A male given name from Hebrew. (biblical) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites (Jews and Samaritans) by 12 sons by 4 consorts, most famously Judah and Joseph who fathered Manasseh. Synonyms: Yaakov, Israel (Mormonism) The fifth son of Lehi and one of the younger brothers of Nephi, author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Jacob (plural Jacobs) A breed of multihorned sheep. (UK, slang, obsolete) A ladder. ==== References ==== (ladder): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary ==== Further reading ==== What Is The Meaning of the Name Jacob? == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Iācōbus, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ʒəˈko̞p] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ʒəˈkɔp] IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒaˈkɔp] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ʒaˈkɔp] === Proper noun === Jacob m Jacob (biblical figure) ==== Related terms ==== == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Jacob, from Late Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יעקב (ya'aqóbh; Modern: Yaakov, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עקב (‘aqev, “heel of the foot”). Also from Spanish Jacob. === Proper noun === Jacob a male given name from English or Spanish (biblical) Jacob == Danish == === Alternative forms === Jakob === Proper noun === Jacob a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jacob or James ==== Related terms ==== (male given names) Ib, Jeppe, Jack, Jim, Jimmi, Jimmy (surnames) Jacobsen ==== Descendants ==== → Greenlandic: Jaakupi, Jaakorpi ⇒ Greenlandic: Jaakku, Jaaku, Iaaku (diminutive) ⇒ Greenlandic: Jaakuaraq, Jakunguaq (diminutive) === References === [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 930 males with the given name Jacob (compared to 22 417 named Jakob) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjaː.kɔp/ Hyphenation: Ja‧cob === Proper noun === Jacob m a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jacob or James ==== Derived terms ==== Jaap (diminutive) Jaco (diminutive) Jim (diminutive) Coos, Cobus, Koos, Kobus, Kobbe, Kobe (diminutive) Koosje (diminutive) ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus Afrikaans: Cobus, Kobus, Jaco, Jako, Koos == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒa.kɔb/ === Proper noun === Jacob m Jacob (biblical figure) a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Jacques == German == === Alternative forms === Jakob === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈjaːkɔp] Hyphenation: Ja‧cob === Proper noun === Jacob a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob or James ==== Related terms ==== Jakobchen, Köb, Köbes, Koeeb, Jäggi, Joggi == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יעקב (ya'aqóbh, literally “he will/shall heel”). === Proper noun === Jācob m a male given name ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. ==== Alternative forms ==== Jacobus ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, JakobusAfrikaans: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, JakobusAfrikaans: Cobus, Kobus, Jaco, Jako, Koos == Middle High German == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. === Proper noun === Jācob m (biblical) Jacob (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca) (biblical) James (one of two Apostles) ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “Jâcob”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “jācob”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[3] (in German), 3rd edition == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Jacob a male given name, variant of Jakob == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Jacobe, Jacobo === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Cognate with Old Spanish Jacob and Old French James. === Proper noun === Jacob m (biblical) Jacob (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca) a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Galician: Xacobe, Xacob, Jacobe (reintegrationist), Xagobe, Jagobe (reintegrationist) Portuguese: Jacó, Jacob, Jacobe, Jacobo→ Hunsrik: Schakoh === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “Jacob”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Jacob m alternative form of Jacó == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin Iacob, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿaqóv, “he will/shall heel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xaˈkob/ [xaˈkoβ̞] Rhymes: -ob Syllabification: Ja‧cob === Proper noun === Jacob m (biblical) Jacob (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites (Jews and Samaritans) by 12 sons by 4 consorts, most famously Judah and Joseph who fathered Manasseh) ==== Related terms ==== Diego, Santiago, Iago, Diago, Tiago, Yago, Joscia == Swedish == === Proper noun === Jacob c (genitive Jacobs) a male given name, variant of Jakob