Yaakov
The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the JewsThe son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
US/ˈjaː.koʊv/
» Yaakov fed the sheep.
Yaakov fütterte das Schaf. — grbwsk
Yaakov hat die Schafe gefüttert. — Vortarulo
Яков кормил овцу. — Biga
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1 senses(Judaism)The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
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From Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person sinFrom Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic verb "to heel" (with various meanings), in turn from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel of the foot”). Doublet of Jacob and James.
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