Yaqub

Gender:boy

Meaning:held by the heel

Origin:Hebrew

Pronunciation:ya coob

Variations:-Coming Soon-

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This male name is the Hebrew version of the name Jacob and is mostly found in Muslim, Arabic and Persian names. This name has religious connotations as in the Bible Jacob is the son of Rebecca and Isaac who, with the aid of him mother tricked his father into allowing his elder brother the inheritance he deserved.

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