Jaakob

Estonian

Proper noun

Jaakob

1. Jacob (biblical character).
2. a male given name of biblical origin

Related terms

• Jaagup, Jaak, Jaakobus, Jakob, Kaupo

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will heel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːkob/, [ˈjɑ̝ːko̞b]
• Rhymes: -ɑːkob
• Syllabification^(key): Jaa‧kob
• Hyphenation^(key): Jaa‧kob

Proper noun

Jaakob

1. Jacob (biblical character)
2. James (biblical character)
3. (rare as a first name) a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Jaakob (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Jaakob	Jaakobit
genitive		Jaakobin	Jaakobien
partitive		Jaakobia	Jaakobeja
illative		Jaakobiin	Jaakobeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jaakob	Jaakobit
accusative	nom.	Jaakob	Jaakobit
	gen.	Jaakobin
genitive		Jaakobin	Jaakobien
partitive		Jaakobia	Jaakobeja
inessive		Jaakobissa	Jaakobeissa
elative		Jaakobista	Jaakobeista
illative		Jaakobiin	Jaakobeihin
adessive		Jaakobilla	Jaakobeilla
ablative		Jaakobilta	Jaakobeilta
allative		Jaakobille	Jaakobeille
essive		Jaakobina	Jaakobeina
translative		Jaakobiksi	Jaakobeiksi
abessive		Jaakobitta	Jaakobeitta
instructive		—	Jaakobein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jaakob (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jaakobini Jaakobini accusative nom. Jaakobini Jaakobini gen. Jaakobini genitive Jaakobini Jaakobieni partitive Jaakobiani Jaakobejani inessive Jaakobissani Jaakobeissani elative Jaakobistani Jaakobeistani illative Jaakobiini Jaakobeihini adessive Jaakobillani Jaakobeillani ablative Jaakobiltani Jaakobeiltani allative Jaakobilleni Jaakobeilleni essive Jaakobinani Jaakobeinani translative Jaakobikseni Jaakobeikseni abessive Jaakobittani Jaakobeittani instructive — — comitative — Jaakobeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jaakobisi Jaakobisi accusative nom. Jaakobisi Jaakobisi gen. Jaakobisi genitive Jaakobisi Jaakobiesi partitive Jaakobiasi Jaakobejasi inessive Jaakobissasi Jaakobeissasi elative Jaakobistasi Jaakobeistasi illative Jaakobiisi Jaakobeihisi adessive Jaakobillasi Jaakobeillasi ablative Jaakobiltasi Jaakobeiltasi allative Jaakobillesi Jaakobeillesi essive Jaakobinasi Jaakobeinasi translative Jaakobiksesi Jaakobeiksesi abessive Jaakobittasi Jaakobeittasi instructive — — comitative — Jaakobeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jaakobimme Jaakobimme accusative nom. Jaakobimme Jaakobimme gen. Jaakobimme genitive Jaakobimme Jaakobiemme partitive Jaakobiamme Jaakobejamme inessive Jaakobissamme Jaakobeissamme elative Jaakobistamme Jaakobeistamme illative Jaakobiimme Jaakobeihimme adessive Jaakobillamme Jaakobeillamme ablative Jaakobiltamme Jaakobeiltamme allative Jaakobillemme Jaakobeillemme essive Jaakobinamme Jaakobeinamme translative Jaakobiksemme Jaakobeiksemme abessive Jaakobittamme Jaakobeittamme instructive — — comitative — Jaakobeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jaakobinne Jaakobinne accusative nom. Jaakobinne Jaakobinne gen. Jaakobinne genitive Jaakobinne Jaakobienne partitive Jaakobianne Jaakobejanne inessive Jaakobissanne Jaakobeissanne elative Jaakobistanne Jaakobeistanne illative Jaakobiinne Jaakobeihinne adessive Jaakobillanne Jaakobeillanne ablative Jaakobiltanne Jaakobeiltanne allative Jaakobillenne Jaakobeillenne essive Jaakobinanne Jaakobeinanne translative Jaakobiksenne Jaakobeiksenne abessive Jaakobittanne Jaakobeittanne instructive — — comitative — Jaakobeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jaakobinsa Jaakobinsa accusative nom. Jaakobinsa Jaakobinsa gen. Jaakobinsa genitive Jaakobinsa Jaakobiensa partitive Jaakobiaan Jaakobiansa Jaakobejaan Jaakobejansa inessive Jaakobissaan Jaakobissansa Jaakobeissaan Jaakobeissansa elative Jaakobistaan Jaakobistansa Jaakobeistaan Jaakobeistansa illative Jaakobiinsa Jaakobeihinsa adessive Jaakobillaan Jaakobillansa Jaakobeillaan Jaakobeillansa ablative Jaakobiltaan Jaakobiltansa Jaakobeiltaan Jaakobeiltansa allative Jaakobilleen Jaakobillensa Jaakobeilleen Jaakobeillensa essive Jaakobinaan Jaakobinansa Jaakobeinaan Jaakobeinansa translative Jaakobikseen Jaakobiksensa Jaakobeikseen Jaakobeiksensa abessive Jaakobittaan Jaakobittansa Jaakobeittaan Jaakobeittansa instructive — — comitative — Jaakobeineen Jaakobeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• jaakobinpaini
• jaakobinsauva

Related terms

• given name forms: Jaakoppi, Jaakko

Statistics

• The given name Jaakob belongs to 58 male individuals (and as a middle name to 121 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.