Lexical Summary Iakōb: Jacob, the son of Isaac, also the father of Joseph, Mary's husband Original Word: ἸακώβTransliteration: Iakōb Phonetic Spelling: (ee-ak-obe') Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Short Definition: Jacob, the son of Isaac, also the father of Joseph, Mary's husband Meaning: Jacob -- the son of Isaac, also the father of Joseph, Mary's husband Strong's Concordance Jacob. Of Hebrew origin (Ya'aqob); Jacob (i.e. Ja'akob), the progenitor of the Israelites -- also an Israelite -- Jacob. see HEBREW Ya'aqob Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2384: ἸακώβἸακώβ, ὁ (יַעֲקֹב (i. e. heel-catcher, supplanter)), Jacob; 1. the second of Isaac's sons: Matthew 1:2; Matthew 8:11; John 4:5; Acts 7:8; Romans 9:13, etc. Hebraistically equivalent to the descendants of Jacob: Romans 11:26 (Numbers 23:7; Isaiah 41:8; Jer. (Hebrew text) 2. the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary the mother of the Saviour: Matthew 1:15f. |
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