Jacob — the meaning of the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב

יַעֲקֹב

Yaʻăqôb · pronounced yah-ak-obe' · Strong's H3290 · a man

Jacob means heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter).

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Strong's definition

from H6117; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.

First appearance

Gen 25:26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jacob

319 occurrences in 319 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Malachi

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