Yaakov

English

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjaː.koʊv/, /ja.(ʔ)aˈkoʊv/

Proper noun

Yaakov

  1. (Judaism) The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
    Synonym: Jacob
    • 2019, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun‎:
      In contrast, Yaakov is associated with the month of Elul, a month characterized by contemplation, in which we, Yaakov’s children, consider our own needed transformation.

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