Jacob (name)
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Jacob
Isaac Blessing Jacob, 1638 Govert Flinck painting. The name Jacob comes from the Biblical story of Jacob's birth where he came out holding the heel of his twin brother, Esau.
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| Pronunciation |
/ˈdʒeɪkəb/ |
| Gender |
Male |
| Origin |
| Word/name |
derived from Late Latin Jacobus, from Greek Ἰάκωβος Iakovos, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (YaÊ¿qob, YaÊ¿aqov, YaʿăqÅḇ) |
| Meaning |
"seizing by the heel", "supplanting" |
| Other names |
| Related names |
James, Jakob, Jake, Jack, Jakov, Yakub, Yakup |
Jacob is a common male given name and a less well-known surname. It is a cognate of James. Jacob is derived from Late Latin Iacobus, from Greek Ἰάκωβος Iakobos, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (YaÊ¿qob, YaÊ¿aqov, YaʿăqÅḇ), the name of the Hebrew patriarch, Jacob son of Isaac and Rebecca. The name comes either from the Hebrew root עקב Ê¿qb meaning "to follow, to be behind" but also "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or from the word for "heel", עֲקֵב Ê¿aqeb.
In the narrative of Genesis, it refers to the circumstances of Jacob's birth when he held on to the heel of his older twin brother Esau (Genesis 25:26). The name is etymologized (in a direct speech by the character Esau) in Genesis 27:36, adding the significance of Jacob having "supplanted" his elder brother by buying his birthright.[1]
In a Christian context, Jacob – James as reduced English form – is the name for several people in the New Testament: (1) apostle James, son of Zebedee, (2) another apostle James, son of Alphaeus, and (3) James the brother of Jesus (James the Just), who led the original Nazarene Community in Jerusalem.
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Modern usage[edit]
From 1999 through 2012, Jacob was the most popular baby name for boys in the United States.[2] Since Jacob is also venerated as a prophet of Islam, his name is commonly used as a male first name in Arab and Muslim societies (Arabic Yakub, Turkish Yakup).
Variants[edit]
- Afrikaans - Jakob, Jacob, Jakobus, Jacobus
- Albanian - Jakup, Jakupi; Jakob, Jakobi; Gjokë, Gjoka; Zhak, Zhaku
- Arabic - Yaʿqūb (Yakub) (يعقوب)
- Armenian - Õ…Õ¡Õ¯Õ¸Õ¢ (classical Armenian and Western Armenian), Õ€Õ¡Õ¯Õ¸Õ¢ (Eastern Armenian) (Hakob, Hagop)
- Azerbaijani - Yaqub, Yaqubun, Ceykob
- Basque - Jakobi, Jagoba
- Belarusian - Якуб, Якаў (Jakub, JakaÅ)
- Bengali - জà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦•à¦¬ (JyÄkob), ইয়াকà§à¦¬ (Iyakub)
- Bosnian - Jakub (Jakup)
- Brazilian Portuguese - Tiago, Thiago
- Bulgarian - Яков (Yakov)
- Catalan - Jacob, Jaume, Dídac
- Cebuano - Hakob
- Chichewa - Yakobo
- Chinese - é›…å„布 (YÇŽgébù)
- Cornish - Jago, Jammes, Jamma
- Croatian - Jakov, Jakob, Jakša
- Czech - Jakub (short form: Kuba)
- Danish - Jacob, Jakob, Jep, Jeppe, Ib
- Dutch - Jaak, Jaap, Jakob, Jacob, Jacobus, Sjaak, Kobus
- English – Jacob, Jake, Jakob, Jaycob; see also James
- Esperanto - Jakobo
- Estonian - Jaak, Jaagup, Jakob
- Ethiopia - Yacob, Yacob, Yakob
- Faroese - Jákup
- Fijian - Jekope, Kope
- Finnish - Jaakob, Jaakoppi, Jaakko
- French - Jacob, Jacques, James or Jayme, Jaume, Jacqueline (fem.)
- Galician - Xacobe, Santiago, Iago, Xaime
- Georgian - იáƒáƒ™áƒáƒ‘ (Iakob), კáƒáƒ‘რ(Koba)
- German - Jakob, Jacob [ja:kop]
- Greek - Iákovos (Ιάκωβος), Iakóv (ΙακÏŽβ), Yángos (Γιάγκος)
- Gujarati - જેકબ (Jēkaba)
- Haitian Creole - Jakòb
- Hausa - Yakubu
- Hebrew - Ya'akov (יעקב), Koby, Ya'akova (female)
- Hindi - याकूब (YÄkÅ«ba)
- Hmong - Yakhauj
- Hungarian - Jakab, Jákob
- Icelandic - Jakob
- Igbo - Jeká»b
- Indonesian - Yakobus (used mainly by Christians), Yakub (used mainly by Muslims)
- Irish - Séamas, Séamus, Sésamo, Sesame, Shéamais, Iacób, Siacus
- Italian - Giacomo, Iacopo, Jacopo, Giacobbe
- Japanese - Yakobu (ヤコブ)
- Javanese - Yakub
- Kannada - ಜಾಕೋಬೠ(JÄkÅb)
- Kazakh - Жақып (Zhaqyp, Zhakip)
- Khmer - លោកយ៉ាកុប (lok yeakob)
- Korean - Yagop (야곱)
- Kyrgyz - Жакып (Dzhakyp)
- Lao - ຢາໂຄບ (ya okhb)
- Latin - Iacobus
- Latvian - JÄ“kabs
- Lithuanian - Jokūbas
- Macedonian - Јаков
- Malayalam - ചാകàµà´•àµ‹ (Chacko), Yakob
- Maltese - Ä akbu, Ä akobb
- Maori - Hakopa
- Marathi - याकोब (YÄkÅba)
- Malay - Yakub, Yaakub
- Mongolian - Иаков (Iakov)
- Montenegrin - Jakov, Jakša
- Myanmar - yarkote sai
- Nepali - याकूबले (YÄkÅ«balÄ“)
- Norwegian - Jakob
- Pampangan - Hakub
- Peterland - Yakult
- Persian - Yaghub (یعقوب)
- Polish - Jakub (short form: Kuba), Jakób, Jakubina and Å»aklina (feminine forms adapted from French)
- Portuguese - Jacob and Jacó (orthographic variation of the former), Iago (from the Latin Jacobus), Tiago (saints named "James" in English are São Tiago in Portuguese) and Thiago (archaic spelling), Diego (From Spanish. Saints named "James" in English are Santiago in Spanish) and Diogo (orthographic variation of the former), Thiago in Brazil, Jaime, Jácomo (from Italian Giacomo), Jaques (adapted from French) and Jaqueline (feminine form, adapted from French)
- Punjabi - ਯਾਕੂਬ ਨੇ (YÄkÅ«ba nÄ“)
- Romanian - Iacob, Iacov
- Russian - Иаков (Iakov) (archaic O.T. form), Яков (Yakov, Iakov), Яша (Yasha, Jascha) (diminutive)
- Samoan - Iakopo, (eh-yuk-oh-po)
- Scandinavian - Jakob, Jacob
- Scots - Hamish
- Scottish Gaelic - Seumas
- Serbian - Jakov (Јаков), Jakša (Јакша)
- Sesotho - Jakobo
- Sinhala - ජà·à¶šà·œà¶¶à·Š (Jakob), යà·à¶šà·œà¶¶à·Š (Yakob)
- Slovak - Jakub (short form: Kubo)
- Slovenian - Jakob [ja:kop], Jaka
- Somali - Yacquub
- Sorbian - Jakub
- Spanish - Jacob, Jacobo, Jaime, Yago, Diego, Santiago, Iago, Tiago
- Swahili - Yakobo
- Swedish - Jakob, Jacob, Jakop
- Sylheti - য়াকà§à¦¬ (Yakub)
- Syriac - Üܥܩܘܒ (YaÊ¿qub), also (Yaqo, Yaqko)
- Tagalog - Hakob
- Tajik - Яъқуб (Ja'quʙ)
- Tamil - யாகà¯à®•à¯‹à®ªà¯ (YÄkkÅpu)
- Telugu - జాకబౠ(JÄkab)
- Thai - จาค็à¸à¸š (CÄ kh̆ xb, pronounced "Chaa-khawb")
- Turkish - Yakup
- Ukrainian - Yakiv (Яків)
- Urdu - یعقوب
- Uzbek - Yoqub, Yakob, Ya'qub
- Vietnamese - Giacôbê, Giacóp
- Welsh - Siam, Jacob, Jac, Iago
- Xitsonga - Yakobo
- Yiddish - Yankev, Yankl, Yankel, Yankele
- Yoruba - Jaká»bù
- Zulu - Jakobe
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me (×™Ö·Ö¼×¢Ö°×§Ö°×‘Öµ× Ö´×™) these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing" (KJV)
- ^ U.S. Social Security Administration - Popular Baby Names
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