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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H3290 - Jacob

Strong's No.:H3290

Hebrew:יַעֲקֹב

Transliteration:Yaʻăqôb

Phonetic:yah-ak-obe'

Word Origin:From H6117

Bible Usage:Jacob.

Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

heel catcher (that {is} supplanter); {Jaakob} the Israelitish patriarch


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter"

1. son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel


Bible References:
Jacob
 

Translation
Occurrences:
Jacob ( 344 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.