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Yaʼqub

Biblical Hebrew roots

Language context for this entry: Uzbek

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Origin: Biblical Hebrew
1 language context: Uzbek
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01 / Meaning & origin

About Yaʼqub

Yaʼqub is a masculine given name documented in Uzbek. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew יעקב via Arabic and Classical Syriac.

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יעקב.

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Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: YaʼqubCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Chinese Wiktionary: YaʼqubCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

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Wiktionary: YaʼqubCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Chinese Wiktionary: YaʼqubCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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About Yaʼqub

Yaʼqub is a masculine given name documented in Uzbek. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew יעקב via Arabic and Classical Syriac.

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יעקב.

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Arabic
Classical Syriac
Biblical Hebrew

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: YaʼqubCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Chinese Wiktionary: YaʼqubCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2

Wiktionary: YaʼqubCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Chinese Wiktionary: YaʼqubCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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A story to pass on.

About Yaʼqub

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Yaʼqub is used

Across borders

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Popularity over time

History

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A name worth keeping.

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