Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yaakov

/ˈjaː.koʊv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: yaakov
IPA: /ˈjaː.koʊv/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.

Example Sentences

"In contrast, Yaakov is associated with the month of Elul, a month characterized by contemplation, in which we, Yaakov’s children, consider our own needed transformation."

Etymology

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 Jacob and James.

Word Breakdown

Root: יַעֲקֹב

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjaː.koʊv/

Synonyms

Jacob

Questions

How do you pronounce yaakov?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjaː.koʊv/.
What does yaakov mean?: The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
Where does yaakov come from?: 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 Jacob and James.

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