Yaakov

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈjaː.koʊv/, /ja.(ʔ)aˈkoʊv/

Proper noun

Yaakov

1. (Judaism) The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.

   Synonym: Jacob

   • 2019, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun‎^[1]:

     In contrast, Yaakov is associated with the month of Elul, a month characterized by contemplation, in which we, Yaakov’s children, consider our own needed transformation.

Anagrams

• Yakova