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Lexicon :: Strong's H3290 - yaʿăqōḇ

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יַעֲקֹב
Transliteration
yaʿăqōḇ
Pronunciation
yah-ak-obe'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

יַעֲקֹב Yaʻăqôb, yah-ak-obe'; from H6117; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch:—Jacob.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 349x

The KJV translates Strong's H3290 in the following manner: Jacob (349x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 349x
The KJV translates Strong's H3290 in the following manner: Jacob (349x).

  1. Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter"

    1. son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יַעֲקֹב Yaʻăqôb, yah-ak-obe'; from H6117; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch:—Jacob.
STRONGS H3290: Abbreviations
יַּעֲקב 344, יַעֲקוֺב 5 proper name, masculine and of a people Jacob, Ιακωβ, son of Isaac and Rebekah, father of tribes of Israel (explanation from עָקֵב heel Genesis 25:26; Hosea 12:4; i.e. supplanter; compare with עָקַב overreach Genesis 27:36; one closely following according to LagBN 127; connection with Palestinian city (?) called in Egyptian Y‘kb’ara (i.e. יַעֲקֹבאֵֿל) is obscure; compare MeyZAW vi.1 ff. WMMAs. u. Eur. 162 ff. JenZA x(1895-6), 347 ff.; see also Babylonian proper name, masculine Ya‘ḳubilu, Pinches in HomAHT 61, 96, 112; hence OT יַעֲקֹב perhaps originally יעקבקל or the like. compare Palmyrene proper name בלעקב, עתעקב); — יַעֲקוֺב Jeremiah 30:18 + 3 times Jeremiah Leviticus 26:42; יַעֲקֹב + 215 times Hexateuch (chiefly J E; + 180 times Genesis, once Leviticus, etc.), + 34 times Psalms, + 42 times Isaiah (27 times Isaiah 40-66), etc.; —
1. as proper name, masculine Genesis 25:26 + 205 times (+ אַבְרָהָם, יִצְחָק + 19 times); also בֵּית יַע׳ of people (see בַּיִת 5d (γ)), בְּנֵי יַע׳ (see בֵּן 1 j (β)), זֶרַע יַע׳ (see זֶרַע 4 f), עֵין יַע׳ (see עַיִן), etc.
2. as proper name, of a people (approximately + 100 times; poetry and prophets) Numbers 24:5, 19; Deuteronomy 32:9; Psalm 44:5; Isaiah 10:21; Isaiah 17:4; Jeremiah 10:25; Jeremiah 30:7 +; || יִשְׂרָאֵל Numbers 23:7; Deuteronomy 33:10; Isaiah 14:1; Psalm 14:7 + approximately + 35 times; specifically of Northern Israel Amos 7:2, 5; Hosea 12:13 (+ Hosea 10:11; Hosea 12:3 probably, see Now), Micah 1:5 (twice in verse); Isaiah 9:7; of Judah Micah 3:1, 8; Obadiah 10; Isaiah 65:9; Malachi 2:12 + others post-exilic; גְּאוֺן יַע׳ see גָּאוֺן; אֵל יַע׳ Psalm 146:5, אֱלוֺהַּ יַע׳ Psalm 114:7; אֱלֹהֵי יַע׳ 2 Samuel 23:1; Isaiah 2:3 = Micah 4:2 +9 times Psalms + Psalm 24:6 (יַע׳ א׳ for MT יַע׳ alone), so Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate Ew Ol Hup Bae We Che and others; read יַע׳ א׳ also probably 2 Samuel 23:2 (for יִשׂ׳ א׳, || צוּר יִשׂ׳) Vulgate HPS; קְדוֺשׁ יַע׳ Isaiah 29:23 (|| יִשׂ׳ א׳); מֶלֶךְ יַע׳ Isaiah 41:21 (|| יהוה). — On יַעֲקֹב see especially Dr 'Jacob' in HastingsDict. Bib. ii. 526 ff.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:26; 25:26; 27:36

Leviticus

26:42

Numbers

23:7; 24:5; 24:19

Deuteronomy

32:9; 33:10

2 Samuel

23:1; 23:2

Psalms

14:7; 24:6; 44:5; 114:7; 146:5

Isaiah

2:3; 9:7; 10:21; 14:1; 17:4; 29:23; 41:21; 65:9

Jeremiah

10:25; 30:7; 30:18

Hosea

10:11; 12:3; 12:4; 12:13

Amos

7:2; 7:5

Obadiah

1:10

Micah

1:5; 3:1; 3:8; 4:2

Malachi

2:12

H3290

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3290 matches the Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ),
which occurs 34 times in 34 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7 - Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the LORD brings back the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1 - To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble;
May the name of the God of Jacob defend you;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:23 - You who fear the LORD, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:6 - This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:4 - You are my King, O God;[fn]
Command[fn] victories for Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:7 - The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:11 - The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4 - He will choose our inheritance for us,
The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6 - Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When God brings back the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:13 - Consume them in wrath, consume them,
That they may not be;
And let them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:9 - But I will declare forever,
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:6 - At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:15 - You have with Your arm redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:5 - For He established a testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers,
That they should make them known to their children;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:21 - Therefore the LORD heard this and was furious;
So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:71 - From following the ewes that had young He brought him,
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:7 - For they have devoured Jacob,
And laid waste his dwelling place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:1 - To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath.[fn] A Psalm of Asaph.

Sing aloud to God our strength;
Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:4 - For this is a statute for Israel,
A law of the God of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:8 - O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:1 - To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

LORD, You have been favorable to Your land;
You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:2 - The LORD loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:7 - Yet they say, “The LORD does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob understand.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:4 - The King’s strength also loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:6 - O seed of Abraham His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:10 - And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:23 - Israel also came into Egypt,
And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:1 - When Israel went out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:7 - Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:2 - How he swore to the LORD,
And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:5 - Until I find a place for the LORD,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:4 - For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His special treasure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:5 - Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:19 - He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
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