Very interesting. Of course, most of them are just translations of the original. With the Semitic languages, however, it feels closer to the source, especially through Hebrew and Arabic, the descendants and inheritors of Abraham.
The "J" sound in Jacobs is a modern Americanization. Coming from Germany, my family name Jakob was pronounced like a "Y."
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The "J" sound in Jacobs is a modern Americanization. Coming from Germany, my family name Jakob was pronounced like a "Y."