雅各布

Yǎgèbù

proper noun #7,728

Meanings

1 Jacob (name)
2 Jakob (German/Scandinavian name variant)

Characters

elegant; refined

cloth; to spread

Examples

HSK 2

雅各布是我的同事。

Yǎgèbù shì wǒ de tóngshì.

Jacob is my colleague.

HSK 3

圣经里的雅各布有十二个儿子。

Shèngjīng lǐ de Yǎgèbù yǒu shí'èr gè érzi.

Jacob in the Bible had twelve sons.

Tips

usage

雅各布 is the standard transliteration of Jacob/Jakob in Chinese. The biblical figure is also sometimes written as 雅各 without the 布, especially in older translations.

Stroke Order

雅 yǎ

各 gè

布 bù