Matthew 4:21
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
Biblical meaning of the name James
Meaning
The same as Jacob: “heel-holder”
James is Jacob. The Greek Iakōbos (Ἰάκωβος) became Iacobus in Latin and then, through the late Latin Iacomus, James in English. So the meaning is Jacob’s: “heel-holder”, “supplanter”.
In the original:Ἰάκωβος Iákōbos · Strong G2385יַעֲקֹב Yaʻăqôb · Strong H3290
Who was James in the Bible?
Two apostles were called James: the son of Zebedee, brother of John, the first of the twelve to die as a martyr, and the son of Alphaeus. A third, James the brother of the Lord, led the church in Jerusalem; the letter of James is credited to him.
Where the name appears
James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
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