The meaning of “יַעֲקֹב”
Understanding Yaʻăqôb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jacob. - § Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter" - Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraha...
יַעֲקֹב
Jacob. - § Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter" - Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:54 | “Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.” Word: יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb) | |
| Deuteronomy 30:20 | “That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. ” Word: יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb) | |
| 1 Kings 18:31 | “And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:” Word: יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb) | |
| Isaiah 43:28 | “Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. ” Word: יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb) | |
| Hosea 12:2 | “The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.” Word: יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb) |
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