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Yakobus.

James (book of the Bible)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

name/jaˈkobus/Standard-Indonesian[jaˈko.bʊs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. James (book of the Bible)

  2. James (one of two Apostles)

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.