Yaqoub name meaning
يعقوب
Yaqoub · yah-KOOB
A Hebrew name linked to "heel": one who follows.
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hebrew (Arabic form)
- Arabic root
- No Arabic root
- Pronunciation
- yah-KOOB
- Other spellings
- Yacoub, Yakub, Jacob
About the name Yaqoub
Yaqoub is the Arabic form of Jacob. The Hebrew name is linked to the word for heel, recalling the story that he was born holding his brother's heel; Arabic writers connected it with "aqib", one who comes after. In the Quran Yaqub is a prophet, the father of Yusuf, and he is also known as Israel. Spellings include Yaqoub, Yacoub and Yakub.
Yaqoub in fancy text
- 𝐘𝐚𝐪𝐨𝐮𝐛 Bold
- 𝓨𝓪𝓺𝓸𝓾𝓫 Script
- 𝕐𝕒𝕢𝕠𝕦𝕓 Double
- ꧁ 𝓨𝓪𝓺𝓸𝓾𝓫 ꧂ Wings
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Younes يونس
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FAQ
What is the origin of the name Yaqoub?
Yaqoub (يعقوب) is the Arabic form of a Hebrew name. A Hebrew name linked to "heel": one who follows.
How do you write Yaqoub in Arabic?
In Arabic script it is written يعقوب. In English it is also spelled Yacoub or Yakub or Jacob.