H3290

יעקב

יעקב
yaiqab

Proper masculine noun · From עקב (H6117)

From H6117; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch:—Jacob.

Outline

  1. Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter"
    1. son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel

Usages (5/7)

Psalms 77:15

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Psalms 81:4

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Isaiah 41:14

Breakdown

Israel is likened unto a worm for several reasons: worms are vulnerable, have no protection; worms are comfortable in "dust", i.e. confusion.

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