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James as a first name is the English equivalent of the Hebrew name Jacob.
Jacob means 'holds the heel', or 'heel grabber', which might sound rather strange!
In the Torah (Genesis) Jacob, at birth held the heel of his brother Esau. Later in life Jacob bought Esau's hereditary birth-right from him.
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Correction:
James is not actually equivalent to Jacob. The reason the association is made is because St. Jacob, was renamed "St. James" in honor of King James I of England. The name "James" has no meaning in Hebrew because it is not of Hebrew origion.
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β 12y ago
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β 11y agoJames is a variation of Jacob, which in Hebrew is Ya'akov (יעקב)
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β 12y agoJames in Hebrew is Ya'aqov (יעקב) which is also translated as Jacob.
But if you want to spell out James phonetically, it's ג׳יימז
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β 12y agoJimmie has no meaning in Hebrew, but it is a nickname of James, which is Jacob (יעקב) in Hebrew.
Jacob (pronounced Ya'akov in Hebrew), means He will follow.
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β 12y agoThe Hebrew name for James is Ya'akov (יעקב) which is spelled the same in both Hebrew and Aramaic.
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β 12y agoJames in Hebrew is Ya'akov (יעקב)
(Ya'akov is also the Hebrew word for Jacob).
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β 12y agoJames = ג׳יימז
(the letter ג has a g sound, but if you add an apostrophe after it, ג׳, it becomes j)
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β 7y agoIf you're asking for the numerical value of the Hebrew equivalent of James:
James = Ya'akov (jacob).
יעקב adds up to 182 in Hebrew gematria.
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β 6y agoThe Hebrew name for James is Ya'akov (יעקב) which is spelled the same in both Hebrew and Aramaic.
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