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 (Judaism) The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews. Synonym: Jacob === Anagrams === Yakova