ע־ק־בع ق ب
ʿ-q-b “heel; to follow; to protect” Yaʿăqōḇ is probably a short prayer, '(God) protects', from ʿ-q-b, though Genesis puns on ʿāqēḇ 'heel' because Jacob grabbed his twin's. Spoken Latin Iacomus wore down to Old French James.
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Relatives outside the atlas Biblical Hebrew עָקֵב ʿāqēḇ “heel” Biblical Hebrew עֵקֶב ʿēqeḇ “consequence; because of” Arabic عَقِب ʿaqib “heel” Arabic عَاقِبَة ʿāqiba “outcome, consequence” Arabic يَعْقُوب Yaʿqūb “Jacob”
Sources Lexodus atlas entries jacob, james, jacket