Hebrew · H3290

יַעֲקֹב

Jaakob , the Israelitish patriarch

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יַעֲקֹב H3290

What does יַעֲקֹב mean in the Bible?

יַעֲקֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "Jaakob , the Israelitish patriarch".

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Questions this entry answers

What does יַעֲקֹב mean in the Bible?

יַעֲקֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "Jaakob , the Israelitish patriarch".

How does the BSB render H3290?

The BSB source-word alignment has 349 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Jacob (96), of Jacob (81), and Jacob (26), to Jacob (15), O Jacob (12).

Where does יַעֲקֹב appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (180), Isaiah (42), Psalms (34), Jeremiah (16).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Jacob 96× Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31

of Jacob 81× Genesis 27:22, Genesis 28:5, Genesis 34:3, Genesis 35:23

and Jacob 26× Genesis 27:30, Genesis 29:28, Genesis 30:36, Genesis 31:2

to Jacob 15× Genesis 30:9, Genesis 30:17, Genesis 30:19, Genesis 30:42

O Jacob 12× Numbers 24:5, Isaiah 40:27, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 43:1

Then Jacob 12× Genesis 25:34, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 31:17

So Jacob 10× Genesis 27:22, Genesis 29:20, Genesis 31:4, Genesis 31:45

Jacob’s 9× Genesis 34:7, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Genesis 35:5

of Jacob’s 6× Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 46:19, Genesis 46:26

against Jacob 5× Genesis 27:41, Numbers 23:23, Psalms 78:21, Isaiah 9:8

for Jacob 5× Genesis 30:1, Genesis 31:32, Numbers 23:21, Psalms 44:4

he 5× Genesis 29:10, Genesis 29:12, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 34:5

When Jacob 5× Genesis 28:16, Genesis 30:16, Genesis 42:1, Genesis 48:2

[him] 4× Genesis 27:30, Genesis 30:5, Genesis 31:25, Genesis 35:9

But Jacob 4× Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:17, Genesis 42:4, Joshua 24:4

in Jacob 4× Genesis 49:7, Psalms 78:5, Psalms 99:4, Lamentations 2:3

One of Jacob 4× Psalms 132:5, Isaiah 29:23, Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 60:16

from Jacob 3× Numbers 24:17, Numbers 24:19, Isaiah 65:9

Now Jacob 3× Genesis 31:25, Genesis 33:1, Genesis 37:1

will Jacob 3× Isaiah 29:22, Amos 7:2, Amos 7:5

. . . 2× Genesis 47:8, Genesis 47:28

and [he] 2× Genesis 30:4, Genesis 31:46

let Jacob 2× Psalms 14:7, Psalms 53:6

on Jacob 2× Numbers 23:7, Isaiah 14:1

while Jacob 2× Genesis 25:27, Genesis 30:36

[and] Jacob 1× Hosea 10:11

[he] 1× Genesis 32:2

[it] 1× Genesis 32:25

[O God] of Jacob 1× Psalms 24:6

After Jacob 1× Genesis 33:18

and that Jacob 1× Genesis 28:7

belonging to Jacob 1× Genesis 46:26

Finally Jacob 1× Genesis 29:21

him 1× Genesis 25:33

into Jacob’s 1× Genesis 31:33

is Jacob 1× Genesis 35:10

Jacob also 1× Genesis 32:1

Jacob had 1× Genesis 35:22

Jacob replied 1× Genesis 30:31

Jacob, however 1× Genesis 30:37

Meanwhile Jacob 1× Genesis 28:10

Moreover, Jacob 1× Genesis 31:20

One day, while Jacob 1× Genesis 25:29

over Jacob 1× Psalms 59:13

Since Jacob 1× Genesis 29:18

to bring Jacob 1× Isaiah 49:5

to him 1× Genesis 29:15

to those in Jacob 1× Isaiah 59:20

When Jacob’s 1× Genesis 34:7

with Jacob 1× Leviticus 26:42

with Jacob’s 1× Genesis 34:19

Yet Jacob 1× Malachi 1:2

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 25:26

Aligned rows 349

Books represented 22

Genesis 180 Exodus 11 Leviticus 1 Numbers 9 Deuteronomy 11 Joshua 3 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 2 Psalms 34 Isaiah 42 Jeremiah 16 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 3 Amos 6 Obadiah 3 Micah 11 Nahum 1 Malachi 4

Source forms

יַעֲקֹ֖ב 45x ya·‘ă·qōḇ Genesis 25:29, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 28:1, Genesis 28:5

יַעֲקֹ֔ב 45x ya·‘ă·qōḇ Genesis 27:11, Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:30

יַעֲקֹ֑ב 28x ya·‘ă·qōḇ Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 30:36, Genesis 31:17

יַעֲקֹֽב׃ 25x ya·‘ă·qōḇ Genesis 25:28, Genesis 30:4, Genesis 31:22, Genesis 32:27

יַעֲקֹ֗ב 20x ya·‘ă·qōḇ Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:10

יַעֲקֹב֙ 18x ya·‘ă·qōḇ Genesis 29:28, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 30:31

יַעֲקֹ֣ב 15x ya·‘ă·qōḇ Genesis 29:13, Genesis 30:16, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 46:5

יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב 15x ya·‘ă·qōḇ Genesis 46:19, 2 Samuel 23:1, Isaiah 27:6, Isaiah 29:22

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 274x Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 36x Genesis 25:33, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:15, Genesis 30:1

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 13x Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 30:36, Genesis 31:25

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 11x Genesis 50:24, Exodus 6:8, Exodus 33:1, Numbers 32:11

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 11x Genesis 49:7, Numbers 23:21, Numbers 23:23, Psalms 59:13

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Numbers 24:17, Numbers 24:19, Isaiah 65:9

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Genesis 31:47

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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