יעקבֿ
See also: יעקב
Yiddish
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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 • (yankev) m
- Jacob (Biblical character)
- a male given name: Jacob, Yankev
- (figuratively) Israel (the Jewish people)