יַעֲקֹבָה
𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁𐤄
Yaaqovah
H3291 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name, meaning 'Yaʿaqobah.' It designates a specific individual in genealogical records, most likely indicating a family member within the Israelite tribal framework. The name appears as a descendant within the tribe of Simeon.
Semantic Range
personal name; individual Israelite; genealogical name; possibly a diminutive or variant form of Yaʿaqob/Jacob
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root עקב (ʿ-q-b), which conveys the sense of 'to follow at the heel, supplant, overreach.' יַעֲקֹבָה (Yaʿăqôbâh) is the feminine or extended form of יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōb, 'Jacob'). Though the exact morphological nuance of the suffix -ָה here is not fully clear—possibly indicating a diminutive or variant form—the name remains a theophoric or commemorative name rooted in the same verbal stem as Jacob.
Historical & Contextual Notes
יַעֲקֹבָה (Yaʿăqôbâh) is recorded in 1 Chronicles 4:36 as a male descendant in the genealogy of the tribe of Simeon. Although the name appears to carry a feminine ending (-ָה), the individual so named is male, reflecting a feature occasionally observed in masculine proper names in ancient Hebrew. The form is rare in the Hebrew Bible and seems to be a variant of the common patriarchal name יַעֲקֹב (Jacob). The use is strictly onomastic (proper name), and there is no attested non-personal-noun usage. In English translations, the name is transliterated and sometimes anglicized as 'Jaakobah,' but this does not capture the possible nuance of association with the patriarch Jacob. The semantic connection to 'heel,' 'supplant,' or 'follow after' present in the root is not directly active in the meaning here, which serves solely as a personal name identifying an Israelite.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from יַעֲקֹב; Jaakobah, an Israelite; Jaakobah.
Bantu Hebrew
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עקב (ʿ-q-b) — follow at the heel, supplant, overreach
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3290 | יַעֲקֹב | in Yaʿaqov the Heel-Grasper |
| H6117 | עָקַב | he supplanted |
| H6118 | עֵקֶב | consequence |
| H6119 | עָקֵב | heel |
| H6120 | עָקֵב | my heels |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3291-01 |
וְֽ/יַעֲקֹ֡בָה | veyaaqovah | HC/Np |
and Jaakobah | and Yaʿaqobah | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3291-01 |
1 Chronicles 4:36 | וְֽ/יַעֲקֹ֡בָה | veyaaqovah | HC/Np |
and Jaakobah | and Yaʿaqobah |