Lexic.us

Definition of Jacob

1. Noun. French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920).

2. Noun. (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').

Definition of Jacob

1. n. A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel.

Definition of Jacob

1. Proper noun. (biblical character) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites. ¹

2. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name). ¹

3. Proper noun. A breed of multihorned sheep. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jacob

Jacksonesque Jacksonia Jacksonian Jacksonian seizure Jacksonian seizures Jacksonians Jacksonville Jacky Jacky Hanger Jacky Hangers

Jacky Hangman Jacky Hangmen Jacky Howe Jacky Howes Jaclyn Jacob (current term) Jacob's coat Jacob's ladder Jacob's ladders Jacob's rod

Jacob's staff Jacob Epstein Jacob Harmensen Jacobaeus operation Jacobean Jacobean lilies Jacobean lily Jacobeans Jacobethan

Literary usage of Jacob

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"2'J And all their wealth and all their little ours, and their wives took they captive» and spoiled even all that wax in the house. 30 And Jacob suid to ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"Jacob was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, and under private tutors in France and England, and when about fifteen was sent to London to learn ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Laban goes forth to meet Jacob and offers him the hospitality of his home ... Jacob agrees to work seven years for his uncle, and his wages were to be the ..."

4. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1915)
"Next morning Jacob was for taking a walk about the town. Had he any wish for the master ... Jacob would have no trouble finding it. And while he was gone, ..."

5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1853)
"Forty Questions concerning the Soul, proposed by Dr. Balthasar Walter, and answered by Jacob Behmen. 7. The Treatise of the Incarnation. 8. ..."

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