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Yaakov

Meaning

Hebrew form of JACOB.

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Yaakov and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Spirituality
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Courage
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Intelligence
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Creativity
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Adventure

Famous People Named Yaakov

Yaakov Chaim Sofer

Yaakov Chaim Sofer (1870–1939) (Hebrew: יעקב חיים סופר) was a Sephardi rabbi, Kabbalist, Talmudist and posek.

CreativityIntelligenceWisdom

Yaakov Kamenetsky

Yaakov Kamenetsky (February 28, 1891 – March 10, 1986), was a prominent rabbi, rosh yeshiva, posek and Talmudist in the post-World War II American Jewish community.

CompassionSpiritualityWisdom

Yaakov Feitman

Yaakov Feitman is a rabbi, speaker and author and "a contributing editor to The journal of Contemporary Halacha and to the ArtScroll Judaica series.

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Yaakov Bodo

Yaakov Bodo () (born 1931) is an Israeli actor and comedian.

CharismaCreativity

Yaakov Ben-Tor

Yaakov Ben-Tor (; 1910–2002) was an Israeli geologist.

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Yaakov in Other Languages

ArabicYakub
ArabicYaqoob
ArabicYaqub
ArmenianHagop
ArmenianHakob
BasqueJakes
Biblical HebrewYaakov

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