Strong's H3290 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb)

Pronunciation: yah-ak-obe'

POS: yah-ak-obe' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from ; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter);

Definition: from עָקַב; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch; Jacob.

KJV Usage: Jacob.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter"
• 2. 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G2384

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