Jaakobah ~ ያዕቆባ: Heel-catcher, a form of the name Jacob / EBD; The name “Jaakobah” means supplanter; deceiver; the heel / HBN, (1 ዜና 4፡36) ... [Related term(s):- Jacob]

The name ‘Jaakobah’ is derived from ‘Yaqbe’ (ያቀበ) ፥ the root word is ‘Aqebe’ (አቀበ) ፥ the meaning is ‘prevent, protect, holdback...’ / Ibid

A form of the name Jacob, one of the descendants of Simeon, “And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,” (1 Chr 4:36)
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ያዕቆባ ~Jaakobah: ያቅባህ፣ አቃቢ፣ ጠባቂ፣ ቆጣቢ ማለት ነው። [ተዛማጅ ስሞች- ያቆብ፣ ያዕቆብ]

‘አቀበ’ ከሚለው ግስ የተገኘ ስም ነው።

በወገኖቻቸው ላይ አለቆች የነበሩ፥ “ኤልዮዔናይ፥ ያዕቆባ፥ የሾሐያ፥ ዓሣያ፥ ዓዲዔል፥ ዩሲምኤል፥ በናያስ፥” (1ዜና 4፡36)