Hagop (Armenian: Հակռբ in Eastern Armenian pronounced Hakob or Յակռբ in Western Armenian, pronounced Hagop, Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, Yaʿaqov Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يعقوب, Yaʿqūb; "heel"; Septuagint Greek Ἰακώβ) is a common Armenian first name, similar to Jacob or Jack. Etymologically speaking, the name dates back to various centuries B.C., and is strictly exclusive to the Armenian region and language.
Its diminutive form is also common in the Armenian: Hagopig (Armenian: Հակռբիկ or Յակռբիկ). It is sometimes used as a last name as well, by adding the "ian" suffix: Hagopian (Armenian: Հակռբյան or Յակռբեան).
As mentioned by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas in their book "The Hiram Key: Pharaohs, Freemasonry, and the Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus", "it is very significant to note that the late Semitic philologist John Allegro discovered that the name Jacob stems directly from the Sumerian IA-A-GUB, meaning 'pillar' or more literally, 'standing stone'.
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