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Yakov

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“Holder of the heel”or“Supplanter”or“May God protect”

Russian and Bulgarian form of Jacob or James, and a Hebrew variant transcription of Yaakov.

HebrewRussianBulgarian2 syllables · /ˈjɑːkɑv/

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