Meaning Of James In Hebrew

The english name james is the same as the greek name jacobos which in turn comes from the hebrew name jacob the arch father who became israel there are several men named jacobos james in the new testament but it s not clear how many as the characters are clearly designed to overlap.

Meaning of james in hebrew. This is the word בן ben strong s 1121 meaning son but written in the plural form sons and רגז regaz strong s 7266 meaning rage sons of rage. He grasps the heel. In hebrew the name james means variant of jacob.

The second was james the lesser son of alphaeus. James is the brother john both of whom are called in the greek boanerges which in hebrew is בני רגז beney regaz.