Old English · proper noun
Iacob
Normalised Iācōb
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈjɑː.koːb/
- Syllables
- ˈjɑː · koːb (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- jacobcobyjackjakejakobjaycobjaykobjoseph
Meaning
-
Jacob (father of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible)
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿaqóv, “he will/shall heel”).
Descendants
coby, jack, jacob, jake, jakob, jay, jaycob, jaykob
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