English
Jacob
Jacob comes from Middle English Iacob, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōḇliterally ‘May He Heel’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸάκωβοςIákōbos
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEIācōbus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Iacob
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Jacob
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōḇliterally ‘May He Heel’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸάκωβοςIákōbos
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEIācōbus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Iacob
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Jacob
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And the boyes grew; and Eſau was a cunning…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב
Today it means
name A male given name from Hebrew.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב / Jacob