Akiva

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew יַעֲקֹב‬‎.

Proper noun

Akiva

  1. Synonym of Jacob; A male given name from Hebrew
    • 2011 September 27, Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, →ISBN:
      Akiva stood at the edge of a rooftop terrace in Riyadh, peering down at a doorway in the lane below.
  2. Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph (Rabbi Akiva), a major figure in Jewish history, a tanna of the late first century and early second century who contributed to the Mishnah and Midrash Halakha
    • 2015, Reuven Hammer, Akiva: Life, Legend, Legacy, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN:
      Yet one must be careful not to come to the conclusion that Akiva used only esoteric ways of interpreting the Torah.
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