יעקבֿ

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Yiddish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

יעקבֿ (yankevm

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