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    Meaning
    • A Hebrew name meaning one who supplants. It is the original form of the name Jacob, famously borne by the biblical patriarch.
    • Heel-grabber; supplanter
    OriginHebrew & BiblicalHebrew & Biblical
    Native script—יעקב
    GenderBoyBoy
    Popularity
    Syllables22
    First letterYY
    Rashi——
    Numerology9: compassion, generosity and idealism1: leadership, independence and new beginnings

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