Meanings
proper noun
- 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.
2013 July 26, “Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2013
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewיַעֲקֹב
- EnglishYaacov
From Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”).
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APA
Yaacov. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaacov
MLA
“Yaacov.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaacov. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yaacov,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaacov.
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