Monday, 17 January 2022

What was Jacob's possible real name?



For half the time, I have been able to use other bloggers/vloggers to get my information. In this instance I have a very unique name that I have not seen anywhere. 

Jacobs name meaning is very unpleasant to count the least. This is the only place I go with the written form rather than meaning because the meaning from different reliable sources say this name means to follow, to be behind, to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach. This is the complete opposite of what Jacob means.

Jacobs meaning is not in the Bible. The bible only mentions this in Genesis 25: 26(a) After this, his brother came out with his hand grasping Esau's heel, so he was named Jacob.

Jacob in Paleo Hebrew is written as Ya'aqov. In Bantu Q is a click letter. In this instance I will go with the Zulu translation. Just pronounce the Q and you will know the name that rhymes with Yaaqov. 

First let me say, I am a bit frustrated by google translate. It seems it can limit the meaning of words and that makes it hard to prove the similarities without a Bantu/English dictionary.

The word Jacob was meaning Victor, well google says victory which is wrong.


I am comfortable with Manqoba name but the translation for Victor is not far off with Mnqobi.  At least victory is close enough to victor so I can work with it. 

So how did Manqoba become Yaaqov - First they probably changed M to Y and the name changed from Manqoba to Yanqoba. Secondly I suspect the last a was added between A and N like this Yaanqob. Then remove n from Yaanqob to get Yaaqob. To finally get the real scramble change b to v in paleo. But B seems to resurface in English and other translations. Why Jacob  with B if in paleo hebrew it is V? Yacob or Jacob simply is from Manqoba meaning Victor.  This is the most difficult click in Bantus.

This changing of Ys to Ms and Ms to V, etc is occurring to many many names and you will see it with time.

Next time you say Jacob, remember it means victor. He was born a victor because he fought his brother in his mothers stomach.




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