יַעֲקֹב

Strong’s Definition

Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

Etymology & Derivation

from H6117 (עָקַב); heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter);

KJV Usage

Jacob.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.son of isaac, grandson of abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of israel

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yaʻăqôb; Pronunciation: yah-ak-obe'