Given name

Yaacob

“he who supplants”

Yaacob is a variant of Yaakov. In Hebrew use, Yaakov carries the interpretation “he who supplants.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Yaacob is a variant of Yaakov. In Hebrew use, Yaakov carries the interpretation “he who supplants.”

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Yaacob’s family of names

Yaacob has a related form in Yaakov.

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