Hebrew name for James

[James1979]

Hello everyone,

Is the word Yaakov in Hebrew, a name for both Jacob and James? If not what's the correct hebrew word for the name James.

Thanks

 

[sylk]

Yes.

 

[student4YHWH]

Ya`aqob

 

[Israeli soldier]

yes, why you're asking?

 

[Steve Petersen]

Hello everyone,

Is the word Yaakov in Hebrew, a name for both Jacob and James? If not what's the correct hebrew word for the name James.

Thanks

You're not thinking of becoming Messianic, are you? I would discourage it.

 

[yonah_mishael]

There is no "James" in the Bible. Even in the Christian Scriptures, the name is Iakobos (Ἰάκωβος). I don't know where "James" came from. Does anyone know?

 

[ChavaK]

You're not thinking of becoming Messianic, are you? I would discourage it.

How come?

 

[ChavaK]

There is no "James" in the Bible. Even in the Christian Scriptures, the name is Iakobos (Ἰάκωβος). I don't know where "James" came from. Does anyone know?

I heard- and this is probably not true, but I'll through it out anyway-
that it was changed in the King James version as a way of King J
to inflate his own self worth.

 

[MPaul]

Just doing a quick internet search -- in Latin Yaakov changed to Jacomus, which was adapted into French and then English.