יַעֲקֹב

ya.a.qovProper Noun (Masculine)H3290

Jacob

From: from H6117 (עָקַב); heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter);

Short Definition

Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently Another name of yis.ra.el (*יִשְׂרָאֵל *"Israel" H3478) § Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter" son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

282 times

Appears 282 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis

144

Isaiah

Psalms

Jeremiah

Exodus

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 16:13
Genesis 27:42
Genesis 31:45
Genesis 46:27
Jeremiah 2:4

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