Yaacov
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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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