[Heb-NACO] יאקאב

[Taub, Aaron]

Although there is no line above the ב so I suppose this should be read as a “bet” and not a “vet”: Yakob and not Yakov.

From: Heb-naco [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+atau=loc.gov at lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Robert M. TALBOTT
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 5:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] יאקאב

I agree that the name is in all likelihood Germanic. Sure enough, the Leksikon fun der nayer Yidisher literatur actually gives an entry for Ya[dot]kov, Moysheh. For my money, that's authoritative as far as the 100 goes and a provisional record can be avoided.

I think the remaining three forms are reasonable, and I'd include them as x-refs just to make access likely, but cataloger judgement should carry the day.

"Zh" is of course the English speaker's phonetic rendering of the French "J", so I don't think I'd automatically add "Zhakob" to the list of possibilities unless it was attested to in print. My two cents.

Enjoy the holidays folks.

B





On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Barry Walfish <barry.walfish at utoronto.ca<mailto:barry.walfish at utoronto.ca>> wrote:
My guess is that it's Germanic: Yakob/Jakob. The first two don't seem worth bothering with.

Barry

Barry Dov Walfish, Ph.D.
Judaica Specialist
University of Toronto Libraries
Toronto, ON M5S 1A5
Canada
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Subject: [Heb-NACO] יאקאב
Dear Colleagues,

Is anyone familiar with the family name יאקאב?

We have not been consistent so far in establishing this name.  The following forms can be found in the Authority File:

Yakab

Yakav

Yakov

Yakob

I can establish it provisionally with the various references, but was wondering if anyone had definitive knowledge.

Thanks,
A

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