يعقوب

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يعقوب

/jaʕ.quːb/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂ (yaʿqōḇ). Corresponding to Arabic يَعْقُبُ (yaʕqubu, “he follows”).

proper noun يَعْقُوب · yaʕqūb · -

Jacob, Hebrew patriarch also known as Israel
James, any of a number of figures in the New Testament يَعْقُوب الْبَارّ
a prophet of Islam
a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob, James, or Jack or French Jacques

In English

James book of the Bible
Jacob male given name (the standard form)
Jack anglicized form of Jacques

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MLA

"يعقوب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

يعقوب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A8

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"يعقوب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {يعقوب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}