jacob
/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Hebrew.
name
A male given name from Hebrew.
name
A male given name from Hebrew.
noun
A breed of multihorned sheep.
Example Sentences
- ""Georgette. How are you called?" "Jacob." "That's a Flemish name." "American too." "You're not a Flamand?" "No, American." "Good, I detest Flamands." - - - Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob," she laughed. "You've a hell of a biblical name, Jake.""
- "Analysts and opinion polls had forecast losses for the ANC but a pivotal factor in the party’s staggering decline was former President Jacob Zuma and his newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, which capitalized on widespread discontent within the ANC’s traditional voter base."
- "And the boyes grew; and Eſau was a cunning hunter, a man of the fielde: and Iacob was a plaine man, dwelling in tents."
- "Where's the Jacob? — the what, sir? — the Jacob! the ladder ye fool!"
Etymology
From Middle English Iacob, from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic verb "to heel" (with various meanings), in turn from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel of the foot”). Doublet of James, Yaakov, and Yakub.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Iacob, Iācōbus, Ἰάκωβος, יַעֲקֹב