Yaacov

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jacob.

    "Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate."

Example

More examples

"Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate."

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”).

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