Yacob

Meaning of Yacob

In the warm glow of a Latin American afternoon, the name Yacob unfolds like a golden thread weaving through time: a spirited variant of the Hebrew Ya‘aqōḇ, “holder of the heel” or supplanter, that first appeared in the sacred sands of the ancient Near East and now echoes in modern homes from Casablanca to Caracas. In Arabic, it rises in gentle emphasis as yah-KOB, while Hebrew lips shape it into a soft yah-KOHV—each syllable a bridge between past and promise. Yacob conjures the biblical patriarch who wrestled with destiny beneath moonlit skies, and today it glimmers with the same quiet tenacity in nurseries across the United States, hovering around the 900th rank. As families gather to welcome their little Yacob—warm as freshly baked pan dulce and bright as dawn’s first ray—they bestow a name rich with heritage, resilience and the lighthearted assurance that this supplanter of the ordinary will chart his own extraordinary path.

Pronunciation

Arabic

• Pronunced as yah-KOB (/ja.kob/)

Hebrew

• Pronunced as yah-KOHV (/jɑ.ˈkoʊv/)

• Jacob
• Yakov
• Yaqub
• Yaakov
• Yacoub
• Yago