Jacob
WordNet
noun
(1) (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
(2) French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
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Etymology
From Iacobus < < יעקב (ya'aqov, heel-grabber) < עקב (‘akev, heel of the foot). Cognate with James of the New Testament.
Proper noun
- One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
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- A breed of multihorned sheep.
Related terms
- James and its variants
- Jake, Jay, Jacques
- feminine: Jacqueline
Quotations
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- And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents
- 1927 Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises: Chapter III:
- "Georgette. How are you called?" / "Jacob." / "That's a Flemish name." / "American too." / "You're not a Flamand?" / "No, American." / "Good, I detest Flamands."
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- Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob," she laughed. "You've a hell of a biblical name, Jake."
Proper noun
- , equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Proper noun
- , equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Related terms
- Jaap, Japie, Co, Coos, Cobus, Ko, Koos, Koosje, Kobus, Jeep, Japik, Kobbe, Sjimmie, Jim, Jimmy
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Proper noun
- Jacob.
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Proper noun
- , equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Proper noun
- , a spelling variant of Jakob.
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Quotations
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 25:27
- Y crecieron los niños, y Esaú fué diestro en la caza, hombre del campo: Jacob empero era varón quieto, que habitaba en tiendas.
Proper noun
- , a spelling variant of Jakob.
Jacob Bowles Awkward