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يَعْقُوب
Yaqub
ya-QOOB
“He follows; supplanter.”
About Yaqub
Yaqub is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "he follows; supplanter" — an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Of Hebrew origin. Name of the Prophet Yaqub ﷺ, father of Yusuf.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic (Hebrew root) · Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Yaqoub, Jacob
Root letters
Yaqub's consonants traveled from Hebrew into Arabic without losing their shape or sound — the same root, recognized in both scriptures.
In the Qur’an
Surah 19 : Ayah 49
فَلَمَّا اعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّا
“So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allah, We gave him Ishaq and Yaqub, and each [of them] We made a prophet.”
Saheeh International translation · sourced from Tanzil
Yaqub appears in the Qur'an directly. The verse above is one of those mentions.
Across history
Who has carried Yaqub before.
- The Prophet Yaqub ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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