Concept

Jacob (name)

Summary

Jacob is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. The English form is derived from the Latin Iacobus, from the Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iakobos), ultimately from the Hebrew (Yaʿaqōḇ), the name of Jacob, biblical patriarch of the Israelites, and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions. The name comes either from the Hebrew root עקב ʿqb meaning "to follow, to be behind" but also "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or from the word for "heel", עֲקֵב ʿaqeb. It can also be taken to mean "may God protect." 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. In a Christian context, Jacob – James in English form – is the name for several people in the New Testament: (1) the 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. There are several Jacobs in the genealogy of Jesus. From 1999 through 2012, Jacob was the most popular baby name for boys in the United States. Afrikaans – Jakob, Jakobus, Jacobus Albanian – Jakob, Jakov, Jakub, Jakup, Gjokë, Gjoka, Zhak Arabic – Yaʿqūb, Yakub (يعقوب); see also Jacob in Islam Aragonese – Chacobo, Chaime Armenian – Յակոբ (Classical Armenian orthography), Հակոբ (Reformed Armenian orthography) (Hakob, Hagop) Azerbaijani – Yaqub, Yaqubun, Ceykob Basque – Jakobi, Jagoba Belarusian – Якуб, Якаў (Jakub, Jakaŭ) Bengali – জ্যাকব (Jyākob), ইয়াকুব (Iyakub) Bosnian – Jakub (Jakup) Breton – Jakob, Jakez Bulgarian – Яков (Yakov) Catalan – Jaume, Dídac Cebuano – Hakob Chichewa – Yakobo Chinese – 雅各 (Yǎgè) Cornish – Jago, Jammes, Jamma Corsican – Ghjacumu Croatian – Jakov, Jakob, Jakša Czech – Jakub Danish – Jakob, Jep, Jeppe, Ib Dutch – Jaak, Jaap, Jakob, Jacobus, Jacco, Jaco, Sjaak, Kobus English – Jakob, Jack, Jake, Jay, Jaycob; see also James Esperanto – Jakobo Estonian – Jaak, Jaagup, Jakob Ethiopia – Yacob, Yacob, Yakob Faroese – Jákup, Jakku Fijian – Jekope, Kope Finnish – Jaakob, Jaakoppi, Jaakko French – Jacques, Jack, Jacob, Jayme, Jaume, Jacqueline (fem.

Official source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_(name)

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