13:58 Jun 15, 2009 |
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5 | Yaakov = from Akev (heel) |
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4 +1 | לעקוב (NOT in Modern Hebrew) |
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4 | לעוות |
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to twist לעוות Explanation: I believe, Yaacov is derived from the verb "לעקוב" - to follow, not from "to twist" לעוות means to twist/distort |
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to twist Yaakov = from Akev (heel) Explanation: In Genesis 25:26, Yaacov came out of Rivka's womb immediately after his brother, Esau. As Esau was leaving the womb, Yaacov was holding his heel (Akev) in his hand. Therefore he was called Yaakov, from the root Akev. Perhaps your term is linked: he twisted Esau's heel on his way out of the womb. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2009-06-15 14:08:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also, the name comes from the Hebrew root A.K.V - i.e. to follow (in someone's steps, etc.). |
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to twist לעקוב (NOT in Modern Hebrew) Explanation: Yaaqov is indeed a form of the verb לעקוב which today means only "to follow"; however, Gesenius's Hebrew and Chaldee lexicon mentions as one of the interpretations of this root the meaning "to supplant, to circumvent, to defraud". Etymologically this may be related to tripping someone up by holding there heel (עקב). Again, let me stress that this is definitely not true for Modern Hebrew, and debatable for Biblical Hebrew; but it seems that at least one highly respected authority on Biblical Hebrew thought it might have meant that. Reference: http://www.tyndalearchive.com/TABS/Gesenius/ |
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