Hebrew word study
יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôb — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
Pronounced “yah-ak-obe'”
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
Translated in the King James as: Jacob.
Appears 349 times in Scripture
Origin: from H6117 (עָקַב); heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter);
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Genesis — 180×
Genesis 25:26Genesis 25:27Genesis 25:28Genesis 25:29Genesis 25:30Genesis 25:31Genesis 25:33Genesis 25:34Genesis 27:6Genesis 27:11Genesis 27:15Genesis 27:17Genesis 27:19Genesis 27:21Genesis 27:22Genesis 27:30Genesis 27:36Genesis 27:41Genesis 27:42Genesis 27:46Genesis 28:1Genesis 28:5Genesis 28:6Genesis 28:7Genesis 28:10+ 155 more in Genesis
Exodus — 11×
Leviticus — 1×
Numbers — 9×
Deuteronomy — 11×
Joshua — 3×
1 Samuel — 1×
2 Samuel — 1×
1 Kings — 1×
2 Kings — 2×
1 Chronicles — 2×
Psalms — 34×
Psalms 14:7Psalms 20:1Psalms 22:23Psalms 24:6Psalms 44:4Psalms 46:7Psalms 46:11Psalms 47:4Psalms 53:6Psalms 59:13Psalms 75:9Psalms 76:6Psalms 77:15Psalms 78:5Psalms 78:21Psalms 78:71Psalms 79:7Psalms 81:1Psalms 81:4Psalms 84:8Psalms 85:1Psalms 87:2Psalms 94:7Psalms 99:4Psalms 105:6+ 9 more in Psalms
Isaiah — 42×
Isaiah 2:3Isaiah 2:5Isaiah 2:6Isaiah 8:17Isaiah 9:8Isaiah 10:20Isaiah 10:21Isaiah 14:1Isaiah 17:4Isaiah 27:6Isaiah 27:9Isaiah 29:22Isaiah 29:23Isaiah 40:27Isaiah 41:8Isaiah 41:14Isaiah 41:21Isaiah 42:24Isaiah 43:1Isaiah 43:22Isaiah 43:28Isaiah 44:1Isaiah 44:2Isaiah 44:5Isaiah 44:21+ 17 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 16×
Hosea — 3×
Obadiah — 3×
Micah — 11×
Nahum — 1×
Malachi — 4×
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