Яков

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יעקב (ya'aqov, heel-grabber), from עקב (‘akev, heel of the foot).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Я́ков (Jákovm anim (genitive Я́кова, nominative plural Я́ковы, genitive plural Я́ковов)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob or James.
  2. Я (ya in the Russian phonetic spelling alphabet)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mongolian: Иаков (Iakov)