# Jakob
## Danish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Jakob
* Jacob (biblical character).
* James (biblical character).
* a male given name, also spelled Jacob

#### Related terms

* (male given names) Ib, Jeppe, Jack, Jim, Jimmi, Jimmy
* (surnames) Jacobsen, Jakobsen

### References

* Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 417 males with the given name Jakob (compared to 25 930 named Jacob) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjaː.kɔp/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ja‧kob

### Proper noun

Jakob m
* (biblical) Jacob (Old Testament figure)
* a male given name, variant of Jacob

#### Derived terms

* jakobskruiskruid

#### Related terms

* Sjaak

### Further reading

* Jakob on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Jakob
* a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob or James

#### Related terms

* Jaagup, Jaak, Jaakob, Jaakobus, Kaupo

## German
### Alternative forms

* Jacob

### Etymology

From Middle High German Jācob, borrowed from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Doublet of Jakobus, which comes directly from Latin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjaːkɔp/
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ja‧kob

### Proper noun

Jakob m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jakobs)
* (biblical) Jacob (Old Testament personality)
* (chiefly outside of Bible translation) alternative form of Jakobus (“James”, New Testament personality)
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

* See Jakobus for notes on biblical and common usage.

#### Derived terms

* Jakobsmuschel f
* Jockel

#### Related terms

* (pet forms) Jakobchen, Köb, Köbes, Koeeb, Jäggi, Joggi
* (feminine forms) Jacqueline, Jaqueline

## Hunsrik
### Alternative forms

* Yaakop (Wiesemann spelling)

### Etymology

From Middle High German Jācob, borrowed from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Doublet of Schakoh, through Portuguese.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjaːkop/
* Rhymes: -aːkop
* Syllabification: Ja‧kob

### Proper noun

Jakob m
* (biblical) Jacob (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca)
** 2022 November, Naye Testamënt Tswaayxproochich [Bilingual New Testament], Barueri: Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil, →ISBN, Mateus 1:2:Aapraham waar fater fon Iisak, Iisak waar fater fon Yaakop, un Yaakop waar fater fon Yutaa un tëm sayn priiter.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob

### References

* Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Jakob”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 85, column 1

## Icelandic
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjaːkʰɔ(ː)p/

### Proper noun

Jakob m (proper noun, genitive singular Jakobs)
* Jacob (biblical character)
* James (biblical character)
* a male given name

#### Declension
## Norwegian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑːkɔp/, /ˈjɑːkup/

### Proper noun

Jakob
* Jacob (biblical character)
* James (biblical character)
* a male given name, also spelled Jacob

#### Related terms

* Jim

## Swedish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Jakob c (genitive Jakobs)
* Jacob (biblical character)
* James (biblical character)
* a male given name, also spelled Jacob

#### Related terms

* Jacke (nickname)