יעקבֿ

See also: יעקב

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ⁧יַעֲקֹב⁩, with a vestige of the pharyngeal ayin realized as a velar nasal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaŋkəv/

Proper noun

⁧יעקבֿ⁩ • (yankev) m

  1. Jacob (Biblical character)
  2. a male given name: Jacob, Yankev
  3. (figuratively) Israel (the Jewish people)
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