BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3291
ya.a.qo.vah — Jaakobah
A man of the tribe of Simeon(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.36 § Jaakobah = "toward Jacob" son of Simeon and grandson of Jacob
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Heel-catcher, a form of the name Jacob, one of the descendants of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:36).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
