From Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic…
Late Latin variant of Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos, “supplanter, heel-grabber”), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). As it is a Late Latin word, Greek stress is…
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם. Cognates include German Abraham and Russian Авраам (Avraam).
From Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic…
Late Latin variant of Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos, “supplanter, heel-grabber”), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). As it is a Late Latin word, Greek stress is…