Etymograph

English

Yaacov

Yaacov comes from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōḇliterally ‘he will/shall heel’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013Yaacov

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōḇliterally ‘he will/shall heel’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013Yaacov

Earliest quotation: 2013, Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein: “Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married…”

Today it means

name A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jacob.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב / Yaacov